The heart of the manual is the Shodashopachara , the standard 16 steps used to welcome and worship a deity as an honored guest. The text provides the exact Sanskrit verses for each step: : Meditation on the form of the deity. Avahana : Inviting the deity into the idol or picture. Asana : Offering a seat. Padya : Washing the deity's feet. Arghya : Offering water to wash the hands. Achamana : Offering water to drink. Snana : Bathing the deity (often with Panchamrutha). Vastra : Offering clothes or sacred thread (Yajnopavita). Gandha : Applying sandalwood paste. Pushpa : Offering fresh flowers. Dhupa : Incense worship. Deepa : Waving a traditional lamp. Naivedya : Offering food. Tambula : Offering betel leaves and nuts. Pradakshina & Namaskara : Circumambulation and prostration.
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