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Srirangam's puja
The Srirangam puja rites built up in ancient times have been preserved at Srirangam; both the form of worship and the ceremonies still follow fairly closely the instructions recorded in the chronicle of the srirangam temple.
Every day the srirangam temple opens at 6.45 a. m. and the priests in charge and the personnel begin their duties. A cow and one of the srirangam temple elephants are brought near the sanctuary and made to stand in such a way that they face each other while looking towards the holy of holies. At the same time a supply of sacred water drawn from the Koleron is carried by two of the serving priests and poured -into the five ritual vessels kept in the sanctuary. The door of the sanctuary' padlocked at night, is then opened, the premises carefully cleaned, and the lamps fitted with wicks and filled with oil . The curtain hiding the sanctuary from view remains drawn.
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During these preparations the official responsible for the singing and music wakes the god to the sound of the vina, or zither. At a given signal the curtain is raised, and the god begins his day in contemplation of the most. auspicious signs, an elephant and a cow. The devotees walking in procession before the sanctuary are then able to see the god, and are the first to be seen by him. The curtain is again lowered, while the cow and the elephant are led away and the srirangam temple astronomer stands before the god reading aloud the astronomical signs for that day and the next.
During the day one or more pujas are performed, the morning one being the most important. They follow a ceremonial which is virtually unchanged since ancient times and is practically identical in all srirangam temples dedicated to Vishnu. It begins with the Brahmans serving in the holy of holies (Bhagavata-Nambis or Bhattal) washing symbolically the god's teeth, hands and feet. A servant presents the mirror . The consecrated bath is then given to the god (except at the midday puja), with hot water; he is anointed with ghee and dried with saffron powder. Sandal paste is applied to the statue's breast and feet; on Fridays, at certain seasons, oil mixed with camphor is used. The bath is given either publicly or secretly in the sanctuary. depending on circumstances. The god is then clothed in clean dry garmonts and his sacred sign applied to his forehead. He is decked with jewels and garlands of fresh flowers, while the musicians play the vina.
When the god is ready, the curtain before the sanctuary is again raised, and devotees grouped together under the mandapa before the vestibule are allowed to enjoy the sight (darshan) of the god for about an hour.
Next comes the presentation of the god's meal, placed by Brahman cooks in baskets which have come from the srirangam temple kitchens; meanwhile torches are lit. The god is then offered quids of betel and areca -nut and his mouth is again washed symbolically.
There follow various offerings on behalf of the devotees (incense, small butter lamps, leaves of basil or tulasi, flowers) accompanied by recitations; these mark the end of the puja, at which devotees are not generally entitled to be present but in which they take part through their offerings. They may then freely enjoy the darshan of the god.Alongside these daily rites are periodical and seasonal rites whose ancient origin is borne out by inscriptions. [ edit ]
