Ways of Worship -5

ARCHANAM follows as the 5th way of worship.

Offering flowers, buds, petals, coins, akshathai in small quantities at a time to god in whichever format (idol, image) is archana. In the absence of any of the above you can do archana with 'mano pushpam'. Archana can be done individually or collectively while chanting mantras. When you buy an archana ticket in a temple, you are practically outsourcing the process to a qualified person, the priest. However, while he is doing the physical archana, you are expected to invoke the god through silent prayers to get the full benefit.