Nandi Pooja

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Namaste Mouli,

 

Nice to see you, hope you've been keeping well and happy. A simple

Nandi Puja can be performed by bathing Him with Gangajal (Ganges

Water), rinse with rose water, wipe dry and apply sandalwood paste.

Offer incense and oil lamp. As Nandi is loyal to Lord Shiva, when

you chant Om Namah Shivaya, Nandi is sure to bless you too.

 

Here's some other information:

 

" One of the important facets of this worship is cleaning up the Nandi

sanctum in the temple. Make sure you do not use any sharp implements

or your finger nails in the cleaning process. Do it with utmost care.

 

Apply coats of sesame oil and coconut oil to Sri Nandi's divine

frame. Apply turmeric paste and sandalwood paste and circunambulate

Him 108 times. This is the first part of Nandi worship.

 

Recite all your improper thoughts, evil dreams and the like in the

ear of Lord Nandi. Whatever secrets you may be bottling up within

yourself, tell them to Sri Nandi. You may be wondering that if you

mention it to any human, it may have adverse effects. You may feel

that you can't tell it to any soul. That's ok, but don't bottle them

up inside you; just reveal all these innermost secrets, irrespective

of whether they are good or bad, to Lord Nandi and request expiation

from Him for these improper thoughts, desires and secrets. Sri

Nandeesvara will do the needful and take care of you.

 

In the days of yore, people sought expiation for a day's bad karma.

Thus they did not accumulate any bad karma at all. Because of their

conscientous efforts to lead a karma free life, they were promoted to

the post of pithru devas. We should try to emulate this. Daily Nandi

pooja is one of the ways of achieving this. Make cure you circle Sri

Nandi's sanctum everyday. According to the Siddhas, this is very

important. Lord Nandi is the patron saint of all bulls everywhere. "

 

 

http://www.agasthiar.org/AUMzine/0010-darshan.htm