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(1) Morning worship: After making ourselves clean, we should perform Dhup, Dip, Chamar and Darpan puja and then worship the photo of the Jina with Sandal powder (Vaskshep). Don't do the Vaskshep puja inside the inner temple (Ghabharo). We can do it only if we have taken bath and put on pure clothes reserved for worship.
(2) Noon Worship: We perform the Ashtaprakari puja and Bhava puja at noon.
(3) Evening (or Twilight) Worship: This puja should be done with Dhup, Dip, Darpan, Chamar and singing songs with musical instruments.
WHY SWASTIK MADE OF RICE?
Why it is not made of other cereals or pulses ? Rice has many symbolic values except rice cereals like wheat, bajari and pulses like gram, mung grown up if sown. We do not want to be reborn. Hence, a rice-swastik is drawn. It is a symbol just as Our soul is censired as pure as a crystal. It is considered as pure as white colour. Rice is also white and hence, the rice swastik is made.
Rice is also called Akshat which literally means unbroken. Hence, it is again stands for unbroken happiness.
EXPOSITION OF SWASTIK :
SIDDHA SHILA
DARSHAN GNAN CHARITRA
(TRUE FAITH) (TRUE KNOWLEDGE) (PURE CONDUCT)
Human beings (Manushya Gati)
Hell beings (Narak Gati)
Celetial beings (Dev Gati)
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All other creatures (Tiryanch Gati)
The four arms of the swastik indicate four states (gatis) viz. (a) Narak Gati (b) Tiryanch Gati (c) Deva Gati (d) Manushya Gati. It is also to be noted that Tiryanch gati is higher than Narak gati. Dev Gati is higher than Tiryanch gati and Manushya gati is the highest of all the four gatis.
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