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#HowToAcceptThePrasadGivenInTheTemple
Prasad is a variety of pure food, leaves, flowers given to the Lord as an offering. They are then distributed to the devotees. Different types of offerings are offered in each temple. In Siva temple Vilva leaves and sacred ash is given as

Prasad. In Vishnu temples Besil (Thulasi) and sacred water are given as Prasad. When Prasad is distributed, we have to stand in a proper line and placing our right hand over the left hand accept the sacred water or ash or vilva leaves or kumkum. Water should be consumed

immediately with the right hand in which we received. You cannot pour the water received in your hand to another person's hand. But for your child or an elderly person who is incapable of taking the prasad himself, you can give it in his/her mouth yourself. In a similar fashion

the variety of cooked food like chakkarai pongal, curd rice, variety of sweets, vada, have to be received in the right hand, shifted the contents to the left hand and use the right hand to put it in the mouth, if whatever is given cannot be consumed in one gulp. Keeping it in the

hand and biting the vada or nuts like you eat at home is not acceptable for temple prasad. Only animals which don't have the use of hands do this.
All Gods reside in the palm of our hand. God has given these hands to fold together and offer our prayers and for accepting the

prasad and eating them in the proper manner.
Sarvam Sri Krishnarpanam🙏