MODES OF SIVA PUJA

special pujas have to be offered at certain days of the year deemed very auspicious to received full benefit. Among them Lingodhava Puja is one. The second being theday of swallowing Halahjalam. The date and exacttime of Lingodbhava has been specifically mentioned in books and so devotees await it on the tip toe of expectation.

This propitious time occurs on the Chaturdasi of the dark fortnight of Maghamasa, and at the evening of first Monday of Sravanamasa. These two are the most auspicious, and performing Siva puja then confers unlimited bliss. Devotees can perform this in their houses itself, and it is not obligatory to go to Sivaalayas. One thing it demands is steadfastness and single-minded devotion. Further, this can be performed either with theguidance of preiests, or by devotees themselves, if they are familiar with the procedure to be adopted.

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