Clothes
Anadi (das) (Melbourne - AU)
19-Feb-95
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Can one use clothes (dhotis, chadars) which had been washed in a public laundromat in Deity worship?
Nrsimha Kavaca (das) IDS
30-May-95
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… all the 'pujaris' I know wash their own cloth by hand, or it is washed by another devotee, ie. their wife, in the case of grhasthas. Astarata prabhu, as well as Jananivasa and Pankajanghri prabhus in Mayapura wash their own cloth by hand, and they have been serving Deities forover twenty years. They are all exemplary devotees and pujaris, and anyone whois actually serious about being a pujari would benefit by following theirexample.
It is generally considered unacceptable for cloth worn on the altar to be washed by a dhobi, 'Indian washerman' or in an outside laundry.
Bhanu Swami (Madras)
13-Aug-94
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Cotton cloth should be washed everyday. You can wear the same cotton in the deity room as long as you havent taken meals while wearing it, or passed nature while wearing it, etc. Next morning's cloth should be a freshly washed and dried dhoti or sari.
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