The guardian deities communicate their will through the kaul lavane ritual performed by the temple priest on behalf of the devotees. In this ritual, a pair of flower buds, flowers, or leaves are placed by the priest on the upper right and upper left sides of the deity. Depending on which side the flower or leaf falls on first, it is interpreted as a sign of favour expressed by the deity to the question sought by the devotee. A fall from the right indicates a ‘yes,’ while a fall from the left indicates a ‘no.’
Location:
Worli
Date_accepted:
2024-06-17T12:06:16Z
Modified:
2024-06-18T07:14:29Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Mumbai Archive Project Team
Contributor:
Ankita Jain
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Harba Devi, Golfa Devi, Worli, Vetal Temple, Agri Community, Worli Koliwada, Papvimochneshwar Temple, Maharashtra, Chede Dev Temple, Koliwada, Koli, Sakhba Devi, Koli Community, Mumbai, and Indigenous Community