Guest guest Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 > One devotee said(!) at Soho Street Temple once(!) a couple of years ago > when this same topic came up, that 500 years ago to have red or blue > cloth in India meant a lot of dye which was expensive, therefore only > the richest people had it and it was a sign of affluence. For this > reason it is mentioned not to be worn in the temple, because as we know > devotees prefer to be humble and not 'upstage' Krishna in His Deity > form. In this day and age it is not the same circumstance but devotees > try to follow for completeness' sake. However according to kala, desa, > patra... Highly speculative. The common plant indigo is the natural blue dye in India. However for some reason sastra states indigo to be impure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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