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This
is given elaborate treatment is the Siva purana. Lingopasana is
quite common and widely practised everywhere by literates, semi and
illetrates, with or without paraphernalia, elaborate. And the merit
that accures depends upon the nature of commitment; certainly the
blessings conferred are in proportion to the devotion
expressed. There is another type of vupasana called
Sivapanchamurthyopasana and it demands chanting of mantras and
following a set procedure Mostly,
the priests, well-versed in the Agamasastras perform this puja at
the behest of the devotees in temples normally. This, of course
comes next to the popular lingopasana in importance. It confers
greater merit, and the performance too is extraordinary, considering
the materials used and procedure followed. Let us observe mode of
doing it.
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