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Dear Pujari's,
Many ornamental birds and butterflies etc that are made with real feathers should not be on altars in my humble opinion. I feel that since these feathers are made of dead cells they fall in the catergory of being unclean, like real hair. Peacock feathers are ofcourse an exception to the rule.
Many ornamental birds and butterflies etc that are made with real feathers should not be on altars in my humble opinion. I feel that since these feathers are made of dead cells they fall in the catergory of being unclean, like real hair. Peacock feathers are ofcourse an exception to the rule.
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Re: ornamental birds etc. on altar
Thu, August 14, 2008 - 7:13 PMI totally agree although, I believe ostrich feathere are also bonafide as there is a letter where prabhupada tells the pujaris in london that they can be used in addition to peacock feahers (whch is why radharani in soho always has a coloured ostrich feather in her crown). Also I have seen pictures where shells have been used to decorate the altar, technically shells other than conch shells are considered bone so they should not be on the altar. -
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Re: ornamental birds etc. on altar
Sat, August 29, 2009 - 8:50 AMFor Balarama's kaka-paksa-dhara (Crows feathers) I always use fake feathers from the craft store.
Also here is an important article about conch shells .. many bogus traders try to pass off impure shells as Laksmi Conch
www.salagram.net/sstp-Laxm...lobal.html
BTW - what about cowrie shells - are they not Lakshmi?
I see them a lot on the gopi skirts sold in the temple shops
Ys
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