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Dr. Saraswathi : Basadis: Modes of Worship
8. akşata - worshipping with rice 9. puspa - worshipping with varicties of flowers 10. Dipa - illuininating with oil soaked wicks 11. Dhüpa - offering sandal incense 12. Caru - offering naivēdya (food)
13. Bali - a form of worship, i. c., offering naivedya / baked rice ctc.
14. Phala - offering fresh fruits
15. Svastika - to inscribe svastika symbol on a plate or wooden plank with sandal or akşata and worship the same.
16. Yajna bhāga-sandal, akşata and flowers are wrapped in termeric soaked cloth and offered.
The next procedure of daily worship is jayamāla. The 24 Tirthankaras are praised by songs and after the name of cach Tirthankara, inaking jayaghoșa-loud praise.
The concluding process is illuminating with ārati to Jinēśvara first, then to the holy Ganadharas and finally to the Yakşa-Yakşīs. The purõhita (priest) sprinkles worshipped Tirtha on the heads of devotees assembled in the basadi and offered ārati and blesses the asseinbly. Usually this is the process and forin of morning pūjā. The evening pūjā process inust be over before the sunset. After the sunset pūjā in the above be over before the sunset. After the sunset pūjā in the above method is strictly forbidden. Only singing of devotional songs or chanting hymns and community bhajana are conducted.
On the whole the process of daily worship in systematic order is: kāya vandanā. Caitya vandanā by pradakşiņa, darsana stuti, akşata punja, abhişēka, asțavidhārcan, and mangalārati. In the course of abhișēka and mangalärati, there will be the chiming of the bell.
Apart from daily worship, on special and auspicious occasions püjā is perforined in a grand manner. The special pujās have sions pūjā is performed in a grand their own background:
Caitra suddha trayodasi-Mahavīra jayanti is celebrated all over India and abroad. In basadis people assemble and observe the holy day.
Jyēștha suddha pancami is observed as srutapancami parva, on which day, it is stated that Bhūtabali Pușpadanta Acārya composed Satkhandägama, reduced it in writing and worshipped with caturvidha sangha
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