Lord Ayyappa is one of the main gods of India . The main temple of the lord is situated at Shabaraimalai in the south Indian state of Kerala.
The origing of the lord dates bam ack to the time when gods and demons were trying to get Amrit from the 'Ksheera Sagara' caled as PalaSamudram.
During the Karthika Masam devotees of the lord take deeksha and observe the deeksha regime for Mandalam (41) days. some say that the 41 days rule is to make people habituated to good practices as they say 'if you continuously do any thing for 40 days you will get habituated to it'
The deeksha starts by 'Mala Dharanam' at the Ayyappa temple and a Guru Swamy ( who has taken deeksha for 18 years) will do the Mala Dharanam for the devotees.
the devotees who taken deeksha should
1) Do bath twice (before sun rise and after sunset) and perform Ayyappa's puja along with his daily puja .
doing the Ashtotharam,SharanuGhosha and Harathi for Ayyappa is recommended.
2)should not eat food with masalas and eat vegetarian food prepared by a person who cooks after taking bath.
food should not contain Onion,garlic,Ginger
3) maintain composure in all your activities/discussions. donot get angry
4)follow strict celibacy
5) sleep on ground/mat and avoid bedding and pillows.
6)call all men as 'SWAMY' and women (including wife )as 'Matha'.
7)donot wear footwear.
8) visit temple ( if ayyappa temple is far visit any other temple)
9) do annadaanam for poor
the basis of these rules is to avoid luxuries, treat all others with respect ,eat simple food and pay repects to the god through regular puja.
The origing of the lord dates bam ack to the time when gods and demons were trying to get Amrit from the 'Ksheera Sagara' caled as PalaSamudram.
During the Karthika Masam devotees of the lord take deeksha and observe the deeksha regime for Mandalam (41) days. some say that the 41 days rule is to make people habituated to good practices as they say 'if you continuously do any thing for 40 days you will get habituated to it'
The deeksha starts by 'Mala Dharanam' at the Ayyappa temple and a Guru Swamy ( who has taken deeksha for 18 years) will do the Mala Dharanam for the devotees.
the devotees who taken deeksha should
1) Do bath twice (before sun rise and after sunset) and perform Ayyappa's puja along with his daily puja .
doing the Ashtotharam,SharanuGhosha and Harathi for Ayyappa is recommended.
2)should not eat food with masalas and eat vegetarian food prepared by a person who cooks after taking bath.
food should not contain Onion,garlic,Ginger
3) maintain composure in all your activities/discussions. donot get angry
4)follow strict celibacy
5) sleep on ground/mat and avoid bedding and pillows.
6)call all men as 'SWAMY' and women (including wife )as 'Matha'.
7)donot wear footwear.
8) visit temple ( if ayyappa temple is far visit any other temple)
9) do annadaanam for poor
the basis of these rules is to avoid luxuries, treat all others with respect ,eat simple food and pay repects to the god through regular puja.
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