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EIGHTEEN ABHISHEKA
Whenever a new idol of Tirthankara is installed, purification process is required. According to scripture, the ritual of 18 Abhishekas is performed.
Initially the raw marble is selected from the mines and brought into the market. After the quality of marble has passed through the inspection, artists are selected to work with the sculpture. After many months, the idol becomes ready to be dispatched to the ordering temple. The Idol passes through many hands and places before ready for installation.
10th Biennial JAINA Convention
Eighteen Abhishekas remove the impurities by chanting 18 different Mantras followed by giving a bath (Abhisheka) to the Idol after each Mantra. The idol becomes pure.
After the purification of the idol, Pran Pratistha is done by chanting special mantra. The idol is now ready for worship.
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