Red Sandalwood StickSiddha Red Sandalwood Stick
Beneficial for....puja, sadhana and tilak.This Red Sandalwood stick is charged by Ganesha mantra. All Hindus whether followers of Vishnu or Shiva have a custom of using Sandalwood as a part of their daily worship or during special festive occasions. This pure Sandalwood stick is the finest Sandalwood procured from the villages of South India and is extensively used for making 'Talk's on the forehead. It is applied daily after the bath and on special occasions, before or after ritualistic worship or visit to the temple. Lord Vishnu worshipers apply a Chandan tilak of the shape of "U" and Lord Shiva worshipers applied a tripundra bhasma on their forehead. This Siddha Red Sandalwood stick is also used to make a special paste that is then applied to the Shiv-Linga in your temple or can be applied as a mark of devotion on the Shiv-Linga in your neighborhood temple too. The Chandan which is offered to the Lord is taken back as Prasad and applied on foreheads. The Siddha Red Sandalwood tilak covers the spot between the eye brows, which the seat of memory and thinking. It is known as the Agya chakra in the language of yoga.
The Siddha Red Sandalwood stick tilak is applied with the prayer - "May i remember the Lord. May this pious feeling pervade all my activities. May I be righteous in my deeds". Even when we temporarily forget this prayerful attitude the mark on another reminds us of our resolve. The Siddha Red Sandalwood tilak is thus a blessing of the Lord and protection against wrong tendencies and forces. This unique to Indians and helps to easily identify us anywhere. Chandan - made from sandal-paste, and placed as a Tilaka or sacred mark on the forehead. This is a mark of auspiciousness which is placed at the point where the third eye of wisdom or the spiritual eye is located. Chandan has a very cooling effect, and great medicinal value. Siddha Red Sandalwood tilak can prevent headaches while it lowers blood pressure by reducing anger and regulating the blood flow. There are three types:
Shaiva Chandan - Devotees of Lord Shiva apply Chandan in 3 horizontal lines, using Bhasma or ashes.
Vaishnava Chandan - the Vaishnavites, or the devotees of Lord Vishnu, apply three vertical lines with sandal-paste.
Devi Chandan - worshippers of Durga place the dot on their foreheads with the red Devi chandan.
