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TRYAMBAKESHVAR - TRYAMBAK |
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goes sometimes flames emerge from the ling and sometimes deep thunders not unlike the roar
of a lion ensue from it. A pot is constantly hanging from a chain over the ling, water
drizzling on it drop by drop. This abhisheka goes on continuously. A golden mask is
superim- posed on the ling. It consists of five faces. A golden crown is placed on these
heads. This golden crown was presented to the deity by Peshwa Sadashivarao Bhau, and the
tale goes that it was brought from the treasures of the Delhi emperors, who had carried it
away from the Mysore kings. There is a single-faced silver mask that is used for daily
worship, while the golden one is used for ceremonial occasions. This is the darshan of one
of the most famous Jyotirlings of this area, that a visitor gets. The impression of cool
quient- ness that one receives in this garbhagriha is the most remarkable feature of the
shrine. The daily worship of the god takes place
thrice a day. The puja at each of the sessions is rich and consists of maha- naivedya and
abhisheka. The Peshwas had marked a sum of twelve thousand rupees a year to defray the
cost of the daily Puja and naivedya. The successor governments have continued the grant
and hence the worship and other rites are performed in the old manner. A silver mask is
placed on the ling at the time of each worship. The routine worship at this place does not
differ in any degree from those at other places and hence a repetition is needless. By ten
o’clock in the evening the 'sheja-arati’ takes place and the mask which is a
substitute for an image at this place is placed on a bed in the hall of mirrors, thereby
signifying that the god is taking rest. |
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