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A dispenser (called uddharana or a simple
metallic spoon) to dispense water from the tumbler will be needed.
You will need a piece of cloth, white for a male deity and colorful
cloth for a Goddess.
Now you are ready to begin. Light the lamps and a
couple of agarbattis. Keep them safely in the vicinity such that
they present no hazard. Direct the agarbatti smoke towards the altar
such that the smoke does not cause discomfort with chanting by the
assembled.
You must realize that in a few moments you will be
invoking and receiving a godhead and therefore the principal mood
should be one of joy and bhakti, but the mind should be relaxed.
Make sure nothing starts until you are certain that a pleasant,
sincere, reverential, relaxed environment is created to fill
yourselves with joy as you begin to surrender to the Godhead through
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