Rahu kala Durga puja revisited

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Several weeks back there was a post describing a simple Durga puja to

be performed using limes turned inside-out. I immediately got

together with some South Indian friends to try this. Even though they

were pretty sure they had seen how one turns limes inside out, we

were utterly unable to do so and ended up consulting the priest of

the local Balaji temple. Here is his method: The lime has to be thin

skinned. It should be rolled around a little bit to make it more

flexible. The lime should be cut in half horizontally, not

vertically. The juice should be squeezed out. Then the half lime

should be turned inside-out and the "fruit" removed, leaving a nice

bowl. Then that bowl should be filled with ghee or oil, a wick put in

the ghee/oil and lit. The rest as has already been described. Perhaps

there is more than one way to turn a lime inside-out, but that is

what they do at this particular temple. Jai Ma, Gita