Decorated Jaldhari for offering Abhishek and daily bath of the deities.It beautiful and unique design makes it a value addition to your altar.
Uses:
1. For offering bath to deities.
2. For giving Charnamrit (nectar from the feet of God).
3. For offering Abhishek to deity idols
Design: Made in heavy German silver, shining in golden polish and decorated with auspicious and colourful motfis.
German silver is a copper alloy with nickel and often zinc. The usual formulation is 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. German silver is named for its silvery appearance. German silver is said to produce a bright and powerful sound quality; an additional benefit is that it is harder and has more corrosion resistance than brass.. The spiritual vibrations are attracted towards these shining idols easily.
Dimensions: 3.25 inches (H) x 1.75 inches (W) X 3.75 inches (L)
Weight: 115 grams
Abhishek is a religious ceremony of holy bath given to a deity.The word abhishek means a sprinkling.It is derived from the root sic, to wet, and with the prefix abhi, "around," Abhisheka is literally, "wetting around."An Abhishek is the bathing part of a puja that usually is done with sacred water. In puja, a deity is called, seated, greeted, bathed, dressed, fed and praised.The bathing of the deity is the ABHISHEKA part of the puja.During an elaborate bathing ceremony a deity is bathed not only in water, but also with milk, yogurt, butter milk,honey,clarified butter,sugar, and all kinds of fruit juices.After this bathing, the sacred image is dressed,ornamented,fed and praised with hymns accompanied with bells,drums and other instruments.
Offering Sugar cane juice, for example, help please the Goddess of wealth Laxmi.The various other offerings have different meaning and gives different results to the devotee.Offering honey may bring riches and financial gains,milk would help a person attain a baby boy, ghee is offered to expand your family lineage and have a fulfilling life,offering Ganga water would help devotees to attain Moksha,and pure water Abhishek would help remove troubles from ones life and fulfill special wishes.
Thus, one should be aware of the type of Abhishek you wish to offer and the kind of blessings you wish to gain. Offering Abhishek is of grave importance and has a lot of prominence in Hindu culture. It pleases the almighty, brings peace of mind and makes one realize of the purpose of life. One becomes more open to embrace life and the realities associated with it.