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places, ;. e. right big toe, left big toe, right knee, left knee, right arm, left arm, right shoulder, left shoulder, forehead, head, centre of chest, centre of diaphragm, centre of stomach, and palm of the upper of the two crossed hands.
(The pujāri informed us that the Digambara only marked their images in three places.
*Then, taking flowers from off the alms-chest, he arranged them round the image and proceeded to put on its jewellery, which he had taken off in order to wash the figure. This took some time, as the image wore a crown, a necklace, earrings, bracelets, armlets, and a girdle. All this time another pujāri outside was preparing the yellow powder for use in all four temples.
If outside worshippers had been present, a most curious ceremony might now have taken place, viz., the auctioning of the ghi (or clarified butter). One against another they would have bid how much ghi they were willing to give, and the service would then have been performed for the benefit of the highest bidder.
No actual ghi changes hands, it is now simply the arbitrary symbol for the amount they are willing to pay. e. g. If a man says he will give ten maụnds of ghi, he has actually to contribute twenty-five rupees. The price of this fictitious ghi is conventionally fixed at one anna a pound, a price which must have prevailed long ago, as the present market value is ten times that amount.
The offering made to the image may consist of rice and sweets, with the addition of fruit, such as oranges, bananas, or almonds.
