PARIHARAM

Pariharam: The Truth about the Coconut: Coconut is mainly used in the Pujas, homams and also on in every important Hindu rituals. Let us understand, the importance of using the coconut in the pujas and also in the rituals; and let us delete our misunderstandings and mis-beliefs. 1. Breaking of a coconut either in a Puja or while doing Pariharam removes the Dhiristi (evil eye syndrome). 2. It is always better to do the Puja by breaking the coconut before the God, as this will automatically remove the Dhiristi. 3. Never do a Puja or Archana to any God without buying/offering/breaking the Coconut. You must do a Puja or archana by offering coconut, fruits, flowers, betel leaves & betel nuts, camphor and incense sticks, which are the basic & minimum you can offer. 4. You must try your best to select a good coconut, while buying it from the shop. You must shake the coconut well and must buy the coconut that has plenty of water into it. You must knock the shell of the cocon

METHODS TO BE ADOPTED FOR REMOVING DHIRISTI IN THE SHIVA TEMPLES: 1. Select the Day that comes with Ashtami thithi. The Ashtama thiti comes on the 8th day from the Amavasya days (Full Moon day) or the Poorima days (New Moon day). The Best day for Pariharam would be the Ashtmai Thithi coming in the descending period of Moon, which is called as the Descending Ashtami Thithi (8th Day from the Poornima Day). But even the Ascending Ashtama Thithi is also considered as best. 2. Ask all your family members to assemble in the Main Hall and stand in the direction of the East. 3. Take a Coconut and Red chillies (Long) along with required quantity of Gingelly oil or Coconut oil and go to every room of your house and just rotate it three times in the clock-wise direction and three times in the anti-clock wise direction. 4. Come to the Main hall, now rotate the Coconut & Long Red Chillies along the oil both three time in the clock-wise and also in the anti-clock wise direction and as

METHODS TO BE ADOPTED IN THE TEMPLES TO ELIMINATE DHIRISTI:  1. Ask all your family members to assemble in the Main Hall and stand in the direction of the East. 2. Take a coconut and go to every room of your house and just rotate it three times in the clock-wise direction and three times in the anti-clock wise direction. 3. Come to the Main hall, now rotate the coconut both three time in the clock-wise and also in the anti-clock wise direction and ask all the family members to go into any of the rooms without looking back at you. The family members must wash their feets, hands and their face, before they sit within their house. 4. Now you must stand before the main door of the house and rotate it three times in the clock-wise direction and three times in the anti-clock wise direction. 5. You must do it for you also. Then you must take the coconut to the nearby Lord Ganesha temple. The important condition is that the coconut should not be placed in the ground or inside a vehi