Guest guest Posted March 22, 1999 Report Share Posted March 22, 1999 On 18 Mar 1999, Avadhut das wrote: > > 2.Are obeisances to be offered when the altar-curtains are closed? > > I was taught this in my new-bhakta-program: > Whenever we enter the temple room, we may or may not be able to see the > Deities (due to doors/curtains being open or closed), but the Deities are > there and They can see us. So we MUST pay obeisances to Them too. > I was told that its not proper to pay obeisances when the altar curtains are closed as the deities might be taking rest or taking bath or eating the offerings and its not proper to disturb them. Thats the proper ettiquette. When we visit somebody's house we greet them only when the host comes out from the private room to receive you. Also when the curtain opens we should first have darshan and then pay obeisances. Devotees tend to pay dandvats even just when the curtain opens and sometime Krsna sees that there is nobody to greet Him (all are lying flat !) ys Subuddhi Krsna das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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