Care of kantha

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Dear Friend

 

Namaskar and thank you for your reply.......yes is most relaxing to

take some time off and sit with each bead and clean them 2 or 3

times a year if useing red cloth to cover them on alter

 

hope this helps

 

Wishing you and Family the Best

 

Rudra Center India and America

 

DharmaDev Arya

 

 

 

, "Cheyenne"

<spiritwalk99 wrote:

>

> Dear DharmaDev Arya,

>

> Thank you for your advice. It sounds like a long process, so I am

> hoping the red cloth over beads will help keep it clean for some

> time.

>

> Blessings... Cheyenne

>

>

>

> , rudracenter

> <no_reply@> wrote:

> >

> > Dear Friend

> >

> > Namaskar and thank you for your message........best when leaving

on

> > alter to cover with red cloth or place in Rudraksha Bag of some

> type

> > otherwise pollutants in the air will collect on the Kantha

> > surface.....to clean is a bead by bead process due to heavy

> > wool.....with a light plastic tooth brush.......dry brush each

> > bead......then with a cup full of water brush each

bead.......then

> > when dry oil each bead by brushing bead with tooth brush...after

> > oiling wrap kantha in paper towels to remove excess oil and you

> have

> > cleaned your Kantha

> >

> > hope this helps

> >

> > Rudra Center India and America

> >

> > DharmaDev Arya

> >

> > , "Cheyenne"

> > <spiritwalk99@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Hello,

> > >

> > > I have recently purchased a kantha from Rudra Center. I would

> > like to

> > > know how to care for it properly. I cannot imagine soaking it

> > > overnight nor oiling it, with its wool spacers, as I do with

my

> > other

> > > malas.

> > >

> > > I will only be wearing this kantha during puja and it will

remain

> > on my

> > > altar the rest of the time.

> > >

> > > Thank you for your advice.

> > >

> > > Namaste... Cheyenne

> > >

> >

>