RAMESWARAM TEMPLE-AGRA PUJA TO KASIVISWANATH LINGA

Front line honour is a prerogative meant for the celebrities and persons of superior birth and exalted status. Many factors, like achievements made due to gifts of God or self effort go into operation to get that special and unique distinction. All the front line seaters are not treated alike. Gradations do exists. Rules for precedence are carefully laid down and they are scrupulously followed. If the priority due is neglected chaos ensues. Agra puja-reverence extended first is the greatest honour worthy of aspiration. All and sundry though seated in the first row are not eligible for that highest honour.

In applies to all -devas, manavas and danavas, why even to the inanimate also. Certain objects too deserve that respect. Merit is given due weight only. In some places worship of the archamurthis though dominate and rule over the entire region, they are taking secondary position in matters of offering of prayer services or parataking of the prasad etc. The mandirs have laid down specific rules in the offerings to be made to sevel"al worshipful deities installed with due fanfare. In some temples the archamurthis ordained through dreams or aerial voices the procedure to be adopted in the day to day activities or occasional prayer services. They have exotic background and fantastic circumstances leading to such proclamations. They are really commendable and mirror the magnanimity of those worshipful divinities. The temple staff follow and feel proud of putting in practice of those reverential procedures.

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