Guest guest Posted September 21, 1995 Report Share Posted September 21, 1995 Yesterday I was talking to our temple priest here. What I gathered from the conversation is, it has not been mentioned in any place that ThirumaN should be applied on the forehead of the Lord. It is only for us mortals that this is required. Sri Ramanuja did not initiate the practice of applying ThirumaN on the forehead of the Lord either. It was much later this practice came into force. Also during the time of Sri Ramanuja the Thegalai and Vadagalai sects were not present. The difference in the Thegalai and Vadagalai ThirumaN is that the Thengalai thirumaN is a little "Y" shaped whereas the Vadagali ThirumaN is "U" shaped. Our temple in Malleswaram, Bangalore has witnessed some major fights on account of the pattern of applying the ThirumaN itself. Any corrections on this are welcome. Murli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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