Guest guest Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 It is very sad to note that not even one question has been answered for my questions (set 2). Here is the third set of questions which pertains to Pooja, Archana and Deities 1. What is the meaning of word archana? 2. What is the difference between puja and archana? 3. Why Coconut is the most common offering in a archana? 4. What is purpose of saying gothra, nakshatra before archana? 5. Why do we perform aarti after archana? 6. What is the sanctity behind performing abhisekam? 7. What is the purpose of doing parikrama around the sanctum sanctorum? 8. Parikrama around the sanctum sanctorum should always be in clockwise direction. Why? 9. Should parikrama done first or praying main idol? 10. Why we wear tilaka in the forehead, neck, and joints? 11. Why the tilaka is forbidden in woman? 12. Why temples are closed in afternoon? 13. Why it is forbidden to photograph or videograph the deities? 14. Why it is allowed take photograhs or shoot video of the Utsava murthis during festivals and other public gatherings? 15. What is the sanctity behind Mundan (Churakaram) Sanskar (Hair offering in temples)? Can some learned men answer me so as to increase my knowledge With best regards Kumar Ramabhadran Nadathur Temple Tours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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