pranam its a way to show respect to elders entering the temple touch mandir stairs this signifies...
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BAAL YUVIKA
MANDAL
PRANAM
Its a way to show respect to elders
ENTERING THE TEMPLE
Touch mandir stairs
This signifies leaving your ego outside
GIFT TO ALMIGHTY
Once inside approach main sinhasan
Place money/offerings into the container
DO NOT
THROW!!!!!
He accepts it as a gift from a humble
devotee
DARSHAN
Remember your going to see (get darshan of) KING OF ALL KINGS so ladies please cover your heads
When standing infront of maharaj take as long as you need to observe (Nirakh) and do DHYAN
SANG DHYAN
Look through maharaj’s vagha and imagine all the tils and cheen starting from Maharaj’s right foot all the way round his body down to his left foot.
UPANG DHYAN
Vagha sahit dhyan noticing haars and flowers
SUPASHADH DHYAN
Dhyan of maharaj seated in sabha with santos
SALEEL DHYANDhyan of maharaj doing leela
Benefit of Dhyan
Not only get peace and closeness with Maharaj when observing Him,
but you can experience all of that again when you do your darshan and visualise Him within.
types of Pranam
Ashtang Pranam8 parts of body
touch Maharaj’s charan
Panchang Pranam5 parts of body
touch Maharaj’s charan
Panchang Pranam
These five parts include:
HandsFeetHeadEyesMind
Video on how to do Panchang pranam
After panchang pranam what next?
Touch any pasadini murtis, touch their charans and then to eyes and over your head.
Then do namaskar to all murtis of the Acharyas (Guru Namaskar)
Proceed to do atleast 3 pradikshinas
After all is done sit down QUIETLY in the sabha.