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Home > Temples of Kerala > Temple rites Saanthi-homaFor each deity the Saanthi-manthras and dravyas are different. By chanting the concerned manthras, dravyas are offered to the homa-kunda by using sruva (the sacrificalladle). The dravyas for principal deities are curd, honey and ghee for Lord Siva; honey, ghee, and milk for Lord Ganapathi;millk, curd, honey and ghee for Lord Subramanya; ghee, curd, milk and honey for Vishnu, Durga, S'ankaranarayana, Saastha and Bhadrakaali. The sampaatha collected from the homa-kunda is taken by the sruva and it is made to touch different positions of the bimba which vary according to the deity ie moolaadhaara (root-support), hrdaya (heart) and bhroo-madhya (forehead between eyes) for Siva and Gaqapathi, tip of feet, genitials, heart and face for Subramanya; feet, navel, heart, head and all limbs for Vishnu, Durga, Sankaranaarayana, Saastha and Bhadrakaali. The sruva and the points which have been touched by the Sruva are then washed. Again ghee is offered to homa-kunda by chanting sakthi- manthra and peetha touched with the sampaatha, similar to earlier procedure. Similarly by pranava-manthra ghee is offered to the altar and sampaatha taken is made to touch the nampumsaka-sila. Similar procedure is followed by ashta- bandha. The sampaathas from all homa-kurndas are then taken in one kalasa and flowers offered to the bimba by reciting homa-manthras. The residual sampaathas,of; the homa-kundas are then mixed in one vessel and by reciting moola-manthra of the deity, made to touch the nidra-kalasa, vidyeswara-kalasa, other kalasas and karkkari (goblet or water vessel with snouts), thereby invoking power of the deity in them also.
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