Guest guest Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 > !! Sri Rama Jayam !! > > Dear Devotees, > > Following are the customs pertaining to the abode of Guruvayurappan. > Please have a closer look & try to cooperate as much as possible. > Every step you take is appreciable in this respect. > -- > 1. Only Hindus are allowed to enter the temple. > 2. The temple pond on the northern side is known as Rudratheertham. Devotees can purify themselves by taking bath here and can enter the temple preferably with wet clothes. > 3. Follow the temple rules and regulations, so that all can comfortably worship the Lord. > 4. Do not enter the temple wearing shirt, banyan, pyjama, lungi, chequered clothes, chapels etc. There are facilities to keep them outside the temple. > 5. Co-operate with the Temple officials, who are always ready to guide and help the devotees. > 6. Do not take video camera, mobile phone, radio, tape recorder etc. inside the temple wall. > 7. Do not take, camera inside the Nalambalam. > 8. Do not touch on the big altar stone (Balikkallu) by foot. > 9. Immediately after marriage , the couples should not enter the Nalambalam. > 10.Do not spit in the temple premises (take special care if you are carrying infants). > 11.Do not retain babies and children for a long time within the Nalambalam. > 12. The receipt for the remittance for offerings (Vazhipad) can be obtained from the booking counters on the ground floor of the oottupura. Be careful not to get deceived by fraud agents for such bookings. > 13. Receipts obtained for the feeding of the poor etc. should be put inside the box for the purpose in front of the booking counter. > 14. Such items as miniature human figures, replicas of hands, legs, eyes, abnormal body eruptions etc. made of gold and silver can be obtained from the temple official, who are available near the Kodimaram (Flag-staff). Keep these on the platform of the Kodimaram and offer prayers. Put the amount you wish to offer in the Bandaram (Hundi). Do not buy these items from outside, which are fakes. > 15. Udayasthamana Pooja, Vilakku, Bhagavathy Chuttuvilakku, Namaskaram, Krishnanattam and offerings of the like , have to be booked in advance. > 16. Ornaments and such other costly offerings can be put in the Bhandaram. > 17. Enter the temple with an absolute sense of devotion. > 18. Take special care of your valuables. > 19. Offerings and the relevant letters should be sent to the - Administrator, Guruvayur Devaswom, <guruvayurdevaswom Guruvayur - 680101, Kerala. Complete information about offerings and full address of the person making the offerings in bold capital letters should be given on the money order coupon or covering letter of DD. If these are not given, the amount sent will be put in to the Bhandaram. > 20. Bank drafts or Money orders should be sent well in advance to make the offerings on the desired date. > An endowment can be made by depositing an amount, and the desired offerings can be made with the acquired interest. > -------------------------------- > Have a great time at GURUVAYOOR ! > > Hare Krishna > Hare Rama > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 All this information is available on the Guravayoor temple's official website: http://www.guruvayurdevaswom.org/ Hare Krishna guruvayur , " PS, Vinod K \(GE Energy\) " <vinod.ps@g...> wrote: > > > > !! Sri Rama Jayam !! > > > > Dear Devotees, > > > > Following are the customs pertaining to the abode of Guruvayurappan. > > Please have a closer look & try to cooperate as much as possible. > > Every step you take is appreciable in this respect. > > -- > > 1. Only Hindus are allowed to enter the temple. > > 2. The temple pond on the northern side is known as Rudratheertham. Devotees can purify themselves by taking bath here and can enter the temple preferably with wet clothes. > > 3. Follow the temple rules and regulations, so that all can comfortably worship the Lord. > > 4. Do not enter the temple wearing shirt, banyan, pyjama, lungi, chequered clothes, chapels etc. There are facilities to keep them outside the temple. > > 5. Co-operate with the Temple officials, who are always ready to guide and help the devotees. > > 6. Do not take video camera, mobile phone, radio, tape recorder etc. inside the temple wall. > > 7. Do not take, camera inside the Nalambalam. > > 8. Do not touch on the big altar stone (Balikkallu) by foot. > > 9. Immediately after marriage , the couples should not enter the Nalambalam. > > 10.Do not spit in the temple premises (take special care if you are carrying infants). > > 11.Do not retain babies and children for a long time within the Nalambalam. > > 12. The receipt for the remittance for offerings (Vazhipad) can be obtained from the booking counters on the ground floor of the oottupura. Be careful not to get deceived by fraud agents for such bookings. > > 13. Receipts obtained for the feeding of the poor etc. should be put inside the box for the purpose in front of the booking counter. > > 14. Such items as miniature human figures, replicas of hands, legs, eyes, abnormal body eruptions etc. made of gold and silver can be obtained from the temple official, who are available near the Kodimaram (Flag-staff). Keep these on the platform of the Kodimaram and offer prayers. Put the amount you wish to offer in the Bandaram (Hundi). Do not buy these items from outside, which are fakes. > > 15. Udayasthamana Pooja, Vilakku, Bhagavathy Chuttuvilakku, Namaskaram, Krishnanattam and offerings of the like , have to be booked in advance. > > 16. Ornaments and such other costly offerings can be put in the Bhandaram. > > 17. Enter the temple with an absolute sense of devotion. > > 18. Take special care of your valuables. > > 19. Offerings and the relevant letters should be sent to the - Administrator, Guruvayur Devaswom, <guruvayurdevaswom@v...> Guruvayur - 680101, Kerala. Complete information about offerings and full address of the person making the offerings in bold capital letters should be given on the money order coupon or covering letter of DD. If these are not given, the amount sent will be put in to the Bhandaram. > > 20. Bank drafts or Money orders should be sent well in advance to make the offerings on the desired date. > > An endowment can be made by depositing an amount, and the desired offerings can be made with the acquired interest. > > -------------------------------- > > Have a great time at GURUVAYOOR ! > > > > Hare Krishna > > Hare Rama > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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