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More abundant offerings are made than to Siva. About noon, fruits, roots, soaked peas, sweet meats, etc., are presented. MORE ABUNDANT OFFERINGS ARE MADE THAN TO SIVA ABOUT NOON FRUITS ROOTS SOAKED TO PEAS SWEETMEATS ET CETERA ARE PRESENTED
; 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. 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. Very similar is the worship paid to Vishnu: [Sidenote: Worship of Vishnu.] The priest bathes, and then awakes the sleeping god by blowing a shell and ringing a bell. 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 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 VERY SIMILAR IS THE WHAT SHE PAID TO VISHNUT THE PRIEST BAITES AND THEN AWAITS THE SLEEPING GOD BY BLOWING HIS SHELL AND RINGING A BELL
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