USE DHOOPA NOT INCENSE STICK

 

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Use Dhoopa and not Agarbatti (incense stick)

Bamboo is often used to prepare incense sticks, and it's not recommended to burn bamboo sticks.

In Sanatan Dharma, bamboo is considered a sacred plant, and it's associated with Lord Ganesha and Lord Shiva. Burning bamboo sticks is not considered auspicious, as it's believed to release negative energies. 

In fact, many Hindu scriptures and traditions emphasise the importance of using natural and biodegradable materials for worship, and avoiding the burning of any materials that can cause pollution or harm to the environment.

The other forms of worship and offerings, such as using flowers, fruits, and other natural materials, are also considered more acceptable and auspicious.

Remember 

we say..

ಧೂಪಮ್ ದರ್ಶಯಾಮಿ 

ಧೂಪಾನಂತರಾಮ್ ದೀಪಂ ದರ್ಶಯಾಮಿ 

So..

Agarbatti is a later invention. Better to avoid.

For Deepa, it is needless to say that we must use only ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ ಕಾಯಿಸಿದ ತುಪ್ಪದ ದೀಪ (ghee Deepa).

For Mangalaarati..

Same. Use  ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ ಕಾಯಿಸಿದ ತುಪ್ಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ದಿದ ಬತ್ತಿ.

Alternative is ಎಳ್ಳೆಣ್ಣೆ.

For ಶನಿ ದೇವರು, people normally use ಎಳ್ಳೆಣ್ಣೆ.

And.. ಎಳ್ಳೆಣ್ಣೆ is considered more ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ   for pooja of any God.

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end- written ಸಂಟೈಂ ಇನ್ March 2025

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