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From: Mr.Bharath (bharath99_at_vsnl.com)
Date: Wed Jun 19 2002 - 17:56:46 PDT
> > Dear Sri Mani and others ,, > > > > I have a rather peculiar question .. forgive me if it is silly . > > I dont know if this has been raised before. > > > > I understand why we wear the Namam on our foreheads symbolising the > > feet of our lord .. as a mark of our devotion . > > But why do they put the Namam on the forehead of the temple > Moolavar ? > > Whose feet is the Lord himself wearing on his forehead ? > > Pl clarify . > > One old gentleman I asked said it was wrong , and instead only a > > tilak of sandalwood and kasturi should be applied purely as a > > decorative symbol onto the Moolavar and not the Namam. > > > > thanks > > > > Bharath > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/3PCXaC/PfREAA/Ey.GAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- SrImatE rAmAnujAya namaH -- Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/