devotees must wear tilak and kunti mala when doing artik on the alter

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I just came from a local ISKCON temple, the Pujari that did the last artik ,

did not have kunti mala , or tilaka or Brahmin tread, same temple serves

grains on Gaura Purnima night

\and Janmastami nights.........(everything else was great )....sometimes you

wonder if the local GBC cares, I forgot he hardly comes there.Maybe the

gentleman paid his way to get on the alter without being initiated???

[Yogkriya]

 

I just came from a local ISKCON temple, the Pujari that did the last artik ,

did not have kunti mala , or tilaka or Brahmin tread, same temple serves

grains on Gaura Purnima night

\and Janmastami nights.........(everything else was great )....sometimes you

wonder if the local GBC cares, I forgot he hardly comes there.Maybe the

gentleman paid his way to get on the alter without being initiated???

Yes maybe he paid his way to the altar. There is also a lot of other things that the GBC themselves do not follow - like the Vedic norm of starting any puja with Ganapati smaran. This 100% Vedic. By the way, the beads round the neck are called "Kanthi Mala" and not Kunti mala. Kunti was the Queen - mother of pandavas. - Hari Bol!