Abhishekam is performed basically with Jhalam(water) to cool the lord ! The lord in the temple and the deities take a lot of heat(we can say today as kaliyug happennings) that he has to be cooled n brought back to normal ! Else there would be pralayam (The destiny)Quote:
Originally Posted by Arthi
Mainly Water and Milk are the prime coolants ! coz Water has the rich n greatest ability of cooling anything (its very property) which is also used to cool the lord ! Many other contents are used with some purpose, for instance,Oil is used to keep the property of the body of the lord (uruvam) the statue has to be maintained from external forces na ...... Also chandan to give a sense of perfume to the lord .... Panneer n Coconut water is also used as the same !