Frequently Asked Questions
Procession - Saturday, July 2nd, 2022
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Murti Bharai & Pratishtha Labharthis will be on the floats with their respective Bhagwans.
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There will be 4 people from Murti Bharai and 4 people from Pratishtha Labharthis on the float. If you have a shared labh, it will be 2 people from each family.
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Sanghpati Labharthis will be walking in the procession in front of the floats of their respective Bhagwans.
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Sanghpati Labharthis will have the opportunity to have 1 person sit on either a horse, horse carriage or auto rickshaw (tuk-tuk). Details regarding this will be sent separately.
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If you are on a float with the Bhagwan, you must wear puja clothes.
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It will be hot in July. Please ensure that you are wearing protective socks to ensure feet don’t burn while standing on the float. Shoes will not be allowed.
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We request all labharthis who will be on floats to be at the SHI Parking Lot by 9:00am. Transportation from our designated parking lot, Franklin Township High School Parking lot will be provided to SHI.
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The buses will stop drop-off and pick-ups at our Jinalay from 12 pm to 2 pm as our floats will be making their way into our Jinalay.
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For individuals that arrive late to after the procession has started, you will be dropped off at the parking lot of SHI and then you can join the procession.
Pokhna - Saturday, July 2nd, 2022
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Pokhna will take place on Saturday, July 2nd after the Procession.
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Murti Bharai Labharthis will perform Pokhna outside the Sankul by the marble steps.
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Pratishtha Labharthis will perform Pokhna outside the Rang-mandap.
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Only married women in puja clothes can perform pokhna.
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There will be 4 women performing pokhna for each Bhagwan. If you have a shared labh, each family will have 2 women.
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There will be 5 rounds of pokhna- you may switch people for pokhan for rounds #4-5.
Adhar Abhishek - Sunday, July 3rd, 2022
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Adhar Abhishek will take place for Bhagwans, Tirth Pats and Dhwaja Dands at the same time.
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Adhar Abhishek will take place in 2 rounds- 1 for odd numbered Bhagwans and 1 for even numbered Bhagwans.
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Puja clothes are required for 18 Abhishek.
Pratishtha - Monday, July 4th, 2022
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Pratishtha will take place for Tirth Pats starting at 9am and for Bhagwans starting at 12:39pm.
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Pratishtha for Tirth Pats and Bhagwans will take place in 4 rounds. You will be given passes for the Rangmandap specific to the round you are assigned to for Pratishtha.
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Puja clothes are required for Pratishtha.
Darshan & Puja access
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To ensure our planned Adhar Abhishek and Pratishtha are executed properly, access to the Rangmandap will be limited at certain times. Ability to do Darshan and Puja will pause from:
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Date
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Must Exit Rangmandeep By
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Rangmandeep will Reopen
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July 2nd, 2022
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11:30 am
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4:30 pm
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July 3rd, 2022
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09:00 am
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4:30 pm
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July 4th, 2022
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07:00 am
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4:30 pm
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The timing is subject to change depending on how events go.