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inside the central shrine. Then the worshipper comes out of the shrine and sits in the central hall to perform the remaining puj . Using rice, she makes a svastika on the table followed by offering food and fruits on this svastika. This is followed by ringing a metal bell, waving the fan while dancing. And finally using a mirror to bring the idol image of the idol) close to the heart of the devotee for seeking blessings. Throughout the above puj s, there are hymns which the devotee keeps on reciting slowly to be one in mind, body and speech in devotion
Throughout the morning the people continue to come and perform the bathing rites on older idols. They may also circumambulate the central idol thrice and ring the bell hanging in the central hall before performing the puja. As the morning progress more people come, dressed in ordinary work clothes and before going to their work place and content only in bowing before the idols and take a dar ana/look.
References
1. di Pra by Ac. Jinasena (v 25. 'hajy ---svavosadan kam t' 2. Padma Nandi's Pa cavin ati v.2 3. Raya as ra by Kunda Kunda 4. rvak c ra by Ac. Amit Gati 5. ibid 6. Up sak dhayyana 7. ibid 8. ibid 9. Ratna Karnadar vak c ra by Ac. Samanta Bhadra. 10. ibid verse 41. 'Dev dhideva paricara a sarva d h kha nirhara am; k ma d hi k mad hini
paricin y dh hato nityam' i.e. worshipping the feet of jina results in destruction of all worldly
pains, pains of sensual addictions. Therefore the enlightened beings should worship the jina. 11. Renouncers and Riches by James Laidlaw, Assembly of listeners by Michael Carrither
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