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Mangaluru: Tulasi Puja – tribute to a plant that purifies air, cures diseases

  •   Tue, Nov 04 2014 06:19:57 PM

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Nov 4: Tulasi Puja, which celebrates the existence of the plant, Tulasi (holy basil), falls on Tuesday November 4. Hindus celebrate Tulasi Puja in different ways, main crux of the festival being decoration, celebration, and bursting of crackers.

It is believed that Tulasi plant is the incarnation of Vrinda Devi, who was the wife of a demon named Jalandhara, who reportedly survived attempts on his life on account of his wife's total dedication and commitment towards him. To break this impasse, Lord Vishnu is said to have taken the form of Jalandhara when he was away at war, and cheated Vrinda Devi into believing him to be her husband. At that moment, Jalandhara loses the protective guard of his wife's unfailing loyalty, and gets killed, mythology says.

It is believed that Lord Vishnu and his incarnations do not accept any offerings without being coupled by a twig of Tulasi and a drop of water. Many celebrate Tulasi Puja as marriage between Tulasi and Lord Vishnu. For this purpose, branches of tamarind tree and Indian gooseberry are tied together and planted by the side of Tulasi plant.

Elaborate decoration of and around the platform in which Tulasi plant exists, with Rangoli, diyas of various forms, sizes, and shapes, flowers, leaves, sugarcanes, mango leaves etc in a spirit of competition between neighbours, is conducted by people celebrating this puja. On Tulasi Puja, which falls on Utthana Dwadashi day, people make Surnali (sweet dosa) in the morning, in addition to various other things including pattoli, a sweet dish steamed inside tamarind leaves.

Tulasi plant keeps mosquitoes away, spreads fragrance, purifies air, eating of its leaves is believed to bring great benefits, cough syrup made from tulasi cures cough and cold, and every part of this plant including its roots and stem are highly useful for health and happiness, besides being sacred. Let us grow Tulsi plants and contribute towards improvement of health, and celebrate the plant's existence on a daily basis.
  

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  • Santosh Pujari, Shirva

    Tue, Nov 04 2014

    Tulsi Cures Cancer

    Tulsi Being pungent, hot in nature and blood purifier, eliminates all the toxins accumulated in the body, cleaning and purifying it in the process. In a good number of cases it has been observed that tulsi has provided immediate relief where the most expensive high-tech medicines have failed.

    A hundred Tulsi leaved should be crushed with 3 gms of turmeric and 10 gms of honey, and administered to the patient three times a day. Crush 4 cloves and boil it in a vessel full of water till only half the water is left. Only this water should be used by the patient for drinking . Moong(green gram) should be included in the diet. This routine should be maintained for a period of six months.

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