-Cheaper than Kalighat: http://www.saranam.com
In [email protected], "llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ben is totally awesome. I am considering being included in his trip to > Varanasi for September when he will have 108 pundits doing a Shivaparvati > mahayajna. I really really recommend his services for yajnas. His main > pundit Seetharam did the Rudram for George Harrison's funeral in India. At > any rate, his group is the best. I also recommend www.kalighat.net as any > funds going to Calcutta help them. Moreover Sanjay there is extremely > personable and helpful. Not to mention their pujas are very inexpensive > compared to the valuable outcome of nature's support. Finally there is > another super cheap yajna service but I will not mention who they are here > as I don't wish to get them too much business or they might jack their > prices. If someone wants to know then PM me. But for straight forward honest > to goodness Veda power Ben is the best. Okay, props over and out. IMO I > would sponsor Ben before TMO McPundits. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of george_deforest > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Ben Collins hosting a great blog on vedic rituals > > > > Ben Collins is hosting a great blog -- > "Puja Insights: Thoughts on vedic rituals and the spiritual traditions of > India." > > sample of todays blog: Abishekam -- divine bathing, March 27th, 2007 by > BenCollins > > pujamarch-2007-010.jpg > <http://www.puja.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/pujamarch- 2007-010 > .jpg> > > It is an interesting part of the vedic tradition, that the murti in atemple > must be purified in various ways. One of the most enjoyable iscalled > abishekam. It is, in its essence, a process of giving the murtia bath to > purify it so that the deity (Lakshmi in this case, seenabove) will happily > take residence in the temple and bless the devotees. > > Soin that sense, the murti is seen as a "container" for the deity andthat > container must be properly maintained. For example, each monthwhen the Moon > is in the nakshatra (vedic constellation) called UtaraPhalguni, Lakshmi > receives a bath (abishekam). Mantras are chanted andwater, then milk, > buttermilk, yogurt curd, scented sandalwood paste,turmeric, rose water, and > other ingredients are poured over her. > > image shown: > > http://www.puja.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/pujamarch- 2007-010. > jpg >
