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Endowments
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THE ROBES
The Robes are primarily divided in Winter
Wears & Summer Wears. Winter wears are known
as "Jama Paushak" – generally made of cotton
/ silk / Fibre / Parcha (a special
ornamental festive fibre). Summer Wears
include 'Dhoti-Dupatta' made of cotton, voil,
malmal and silk.
A
decorative shining material called 'Gota'
(prepared from gold / silver /any other
metal or other shining material fibres) is
usually applied to the robes.
The dresses also differ on the festive &
auspicious days as follows:
1. Ekadashi (a fast day): Natwar –Vesh
Paushak in blood red colour with 'gota',
2. Poornima (full moon day): White Apparels
with 'gota' on Sharad - Poornima, it is in
silver parcha. And
On Ras Poornima, it is in golden parcha
(Jama Paushaks)
3. Amavasya(moon less night): Black Apparels
with 'gota'
4. Hindi 'Chaitra' Month : Apparels made
from real flower buds with flower-decorated
wooden frames ( Buds of Mogra, Rai-bel,
Rajnigandha & Flowers of Rose etc.)
THE ORNAMENTS & CROWNS
(
Golden and / or Silver Metal with Jewels)
Ekadashi : Inclined Mukut (Head Cap),
Singa, Chhari (stick), Bansi (Flute), Kundal
(Earings), Chik (Neck Ornament), Hand
Bangles, Hath Phool, Haar, Locket Haar,
Kamar Peti (Waist Band), Eye Brow, Tilak,
Kiran, Kara (Leg-Bangle), etc.
Poornima : Different type of Mukut
(crown), Chhari (stick), Bansi, Kundal, Hath
Phool, Tilak, Kiran, Chik, Bangle, Kamar
Peti, Kara, Locket-Haar, Eyebrow etc.
Amavasya: Different type of Mukut and
other ornaments as above.
Shringar
After Mangla Jhanki, the make-up of all the
SACRED IDOLS is done by the Pujaris in the
following sequence:
1. Bath is given with holy water. In winter
warm water is used.
2. Dresses are changed
3. Saffron & Sandal Makeup (dslj &panu ls
J`axkj) is done
4. Ornaments are put on
5. Finally Real Flower Garlands ( rose,
raibel etc.) are put on.
And then the "Dhoop Jhanki" is opened. The
make up remains the same till Sandhya Jhanki
in the evening.
After closing of "Sandhya Jhanki", the
ornaments are taken off and the
saffron-sandal make up is removed.
Different dresses for night are changed (vksykbZ
iks'kkd). Thereafter "Shayan Jhanki" is
opened.
After close of Shyan Jhanki, the Pujaris
come out of Garbha Graha. The doors are
closed & sealed. The temple doors are
closed.
For the convenience of the visitors/ 'darshanarthis'/pilgrims,
from Dhoop Jhanki to Shayan Jhanki, the
Office in the temple premises remains open
which as well looks after and maintains the
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