Contents
1. Where should one sit during ritualistic worship?
- 2. Ritualistic worship of the pindi
- 3. Worship of the shalunka (base of the linga)
- 4. Some special features of ritualistic worship (puja) of Lord Shiva
- 5. Circumambulations
- 6. Ritualistic worship with liquids (abhishek)
- 7. Chanting the Name of Shiva
- 8. Shiva Gayatri
- 9. Shiva’s temple
1. Where should one sit during ritualistic worship?
Generally worshippers and seekers in a Shankar’s temple do not sit such that the deity’s frequencies directly fall on their bodies because this can be distressing. There is generally a tortoise built in the front of the temple. No one sits in between the deity’s idol and the tortoise, thus automatically no one sits exactly opposite the deity. In the same way, worshippers instead of sitting exactly opposite the flow from the shalunka (base of the linga), sit on its sides.
