Worshipping Sri Ramakrishna’s Statue
at the Sri Ganesha Temple
4915, Mt Lindesay Highway
SOUTH MACLEAN
Qld 4280, Australia
Items Required:
- New material (Dhoti) approximately 1 metre long
- 2 new chucks (hand towels), 1- for sponging the statue and one for drying
- A new sponge
- A small quantity of oil for the lamp, Flowers, sweets, fruits
- Incense sticks (agarbatti)
- Water for washing to taken from the site
Procedure:
- Remove garlands and scruff and take it home
- Wash the cotton material for next use
- Soak the sponge in a mixture of oil and water
- Wipe clean the statue of Sri Ramakrishna and dry it with hand towels
- Wrap the new cloth around the statue
- Decorate the image with a garland
- Anoint the forehead with tilak (sandal paste)
- Light the lamp and offer sweets and fruits
Light the incense sticks (agarbatti) and offer your prayers by reciting the following mantra:
Om Aim Sarva Deva Devi Swaroopaaya
Meaning: I bow down to Sri Ramakrishna, who is the spiritual embodiment of all forms of the Divine
STATUE CARE ROSTER 2023