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Madhu is a word now generally attributed to liquor. It should be noted that Madhu also means honey. During the Vedic period a drink called Somabana was prepared for worship of deities having no liquor ingredients of effects. There are no details about the ingredients used in the preparation of this drink. But it was sweet, it is believed and came to be known as Madhu. Even in today’s pujas, we offer milk nivedhana mixed with honey chanting “Madhu Vargam Samarpayami”.
We also have no idea when this Madhu preparation changed with liquor contents. Yet, we slowly began to take the meaning as liquor and it had come to stay.
Devotees bring liquor in bottles to this temple and the priest opens it in the presence of the devotees, pour it on a plate and takes this ‘nivedhana’ near the mouth of Lord Bhairava. This is done two or three times. The quantity comes down and this is offered as Prasad to the devotee.
Till today, no one is able to find out how the poured liquor is consumed by the deity. It is also to be noted that the temple is following the Tantrik system in pujas having magical methods. Yet, nobody could find how the liquor in the plate disappears and to where. Many foreigners are visiting this temple trying to unfold the mystery. Yet, it is still a mystery.
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| | Madhu is a word now generally attributed to liquor. It should be noted that Madhu also means honey. During the Vedic period a drink called Somabana was prepared for worship of deities having no liquor ingredients of effects. There are no details about the ingredients used in the preparation of this drink. But it was sweet, it is believed and came to be known as Madhu. Even in today’s pujas, we offer milk nivedhana mixed with honey chanting “Madhu Vargam Samarpayami”.
We also have no idea when this Madhu preparation changed with liquor contents. Yet, we slowly began to take the meaning as liquor and it had come to stay.
Devotees bring liquor in bottles to this temple and the priest opens it in the presence of the devotees, pour it on a plate and takes this ‘nivedhana’ near the mouth of Lord Bhairava. This is done two or three times. The quantity comes down and this is offered as Prasad to the devotee.
Till today, no one is able to find out how the poured liquor is consumed by the deity. It is also to be noted that the temple is following the Tantrik system in pujas having magical methods. Yet, nobody could find how the liquor in the plate disappears and to where. Many foreigners are visiting this temple trying to unfold the mystery. Yet, it is still a mystery.
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