Followers

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  1. Asana (seat), 
  2. Swagatha (welcoming), 
  3. Anumana (asking permission to perform the upacharas), 
  4. Padhya (washing feet with fragrant water), 
  5. Achamana (lustration, this is repeated several times later), 
  6. Pushpa (offering flowers), 
  7. Gandha (offering sandal and other perfumes), 
  8. Dhoopa (offering incense), 
  9. Deepa (ritual waving of a lamp), 
  10. Arghya (fragrant water to wash hands), 
  11. Snana (bathe with fragrant water), 
  12. Plotha (cleaning the wet body of Lord with a soft cotton cloth), 
  13. Vastra (presenting garments), 
  14. Uthreeya (presenting an upper garment), 
  15. Yagnopavita (presenting an upper garment/ sacred thread), 
  16. Havis (offering food i.e., rice), Paneeya (offering water to drink), 
  17. Thamboola (betel leaves after the meal), 
  18. Bali (offering water, flowers and food for the guardians of the lord, his temple and other divine souls in his presence), 
  19. Pranama (namaskara), 
  20. Dakshina (gift of gold or silver with thamboola) and 
  21. Pushpanjali (saluting with flowers).

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