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In the evening he returns, washes his feet, prostrates himself before the door, opens the door, places a lamp within, offers milk, sweet meats, and fruits to the image, prostrates himself before it, locks the door, and departs. IN THE EVENING HE RETURNS WASHES HIS FEET PROSTRATES HIMSELF BEFORE THE DOOR OPENS THE DOOR PLACES THE LAMP WITHIN OFFERS MILL SWEETMEATS AND FRUITS TO THE IMAGE PROSTRATES HIMSELF BEFORE IT LOCKS THE DOOR AND DEPARTS
[Sidenote: Modern ritual.] We have not yet said much about the ritual of modern days. It is exceedingly complicated. In the case of the god Siva the rites are as follows, when performed by a priest in the temple: [Sidenote: Worship of Siva.] The Brahman first bathes, then enters the temple and bows to the god. He anoints the image with clarified butter or boiled oil; pours pure water over it; and then wipes it dry. He grinds some white powder, mixing it with water; dips the ends of his three forefingers in it and draws them across the image. He sits down; meditates; places rice and _durwa_ grass on the image--places a flower on his own head, and then on the top of the image; then another flower on the image, and another, and another--accompanying each act with the recitation of sacred spells; places white powder, flowers, bilva-leaves, incense, meat-offerings, rice, plantains, and a lamp before the image; repeats the name of Siva, with praises, then prostrates himself before the image. ECRET AND FEW IF ANY ARE WILLING TO CONFESS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN INITIATED AS WORSHIPPERS WE HAVE NOT YET SAID MUCH ABOUT THE RITULA OF MODERN DAYS IT IS EXCEEDINGLY COMPLICATED IN THE CASE OF THE GOD SHIVA THE RITES ARE AS FOLLOWS WHEN PERFORMED BY A PRIEST IN THE TEMPLE THE BRAHMAN FIRST BATES THEN ENTERS THE TEMPLE AND BOWS TO THE GOD HE ANOINTS THE INMATE WITH CLARIFIED BUTTER OR BOILED OIL POURS PURE WATER OVER IT AND THEN WIPES IT DRY HE GRINDS SOME WHITE POWDER MIXING IT WITH WATER DIPS THE ENDS OF HIS THREE FOREFINGERS IN IT AND DRAWS THEM ACROSS THE IMAGE HE SITS DOWN MEDITATES PLACES RICE AND THE LULL GRASS ON THE IMAGE PLACES THE FLOWER ON HIS OWN HEAD AND THEN ON THE TOP OF THE IMAGE THEN ANOTHER FLOWER ON THE IMAGE AND AN ADOR AND ANOTHER ACCOMPANYING EACH ACT WITH THE RECITATION OF SACRED SPELLS PLACES WHITE POWDER FLOWERS BILVALIS INCENSE MEAT OFFERINGS RICE PLANTAINS AND LAMP BEFORE THE IMAGE REPEATS THE NAME OF SHEBA WITH PRAISES THEN PROSTRATES HIMSELF BEFORE THE IMAGE
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