09/15/2026
There is a particular tenderness in washing the murtis. 🙏
In the bhakti tradition, a murti is not simply a statue or decoration. Through devotion, prayer, and consecration, the sacred form becomes a place of relationship—a way of approaching the Divine with our hands, our senses, and our hearts.
And so we care for the murtis.
We gently wash them. Dry them. Anoint them. Dress them. Offer flowers, incense, food, song, and prayer.
This kind of ritual bathing, often called abhisheka, can be elaborate and ceremonial, but it can also be beautifully simple. At the ashram, even the ordinary act of washing a murti can become seva: loving service offered without needing anything in return.
There is something deeply intimate about it.
You slow down. You notice every detail. Your hands become careful. Your attention becomes soft. And somewhere in the tending, the boundary between ritual and relationship begins to disappear.
We wash the dust from the sacred form while remembering the work of washing the dust from our own hearts.
Not because the Divine needs to be cleaned.
Because we need to remember how to care for what we love.
This is bhakti in one of its simplest forms: making love tangible.
Love Everyone · Serve Everyone · Remember God.
Jai Hanuman. ❤️🙏🌺
