Basara Saraswati Temple Do’s:
Do pay obeisance to your Ishta Divam or Kula Divam before you start for Basara.
Do bathe in the Godavari and worship Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devi.
Do bathe and wear clean clothes (wear a dhoti with upper cloth) before you enter the temple.
Do concentrate only on Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devi inside the temple.
Do observe absolute silence inside the temple and chant “Om Sri Saraswathyei namo namaha” to yourself.
Do respect ancient customs while in Basara.
Do pay obeisance (Pranaamam) with two hands. “Mukulitha Hastha Pranaamam” is auspecious.
Do respect and Promote religious sentiments among the co-pilgrims.
Do deposit your offerings in the Hundi.
Do wear a tilakadharana in accordance with Hindu religion.
One who regards his Guru (preceptor) as a mere human being, the lords Bimba as only a stone image, the Vedic mantras as just a means of livelihood and one who is indifferent to the worship rituals become blameworthy and his would be of no value (nishphalam).
Be clean physically and mentally.
Follow the procedures and wait for your turn for the Darshanam of the si Gnana Saraswathi Devi.
Do respect ladies and be kind towards children and the senior citizens
Basara Saraswati Temple Dont’s:
Do not carry too much jewelry or cash with you.
Do not come to Basara for any purpose other than worshipping the Godess.
Do not eat non-vegetarian food.
Don’t wear footwear or move around in a vehicle, in and around the premises of the temple.
Don’t rush in for Darshanam. But along with the queue.
Don’t prostrate (sastanga danda pranamam) inside the temple. (up to Dhwajasthamba)
Don’t throw away the Prasadam and theertham.
Don’t wear flowers and garlands in Basara; all the flowers are for the Godess only.
Don’t encourage beggars, but do contribute to the needy.
Don’t spit or be a nuisance inside and premises of the temple.
Don’t enter the shrine naked or wearing a piece of lion cloth (Kaupina).
Don’t wear any head guards (helmet, caps, turban, hat etc unless required by your religion) while entering the temple.
Don’t carry any weapon while entering the temple.
Don’t eat food brought from outside or chew betel leaves while entering the temple or in the temple premises.
One should not loiter, litter, spit and urinate or defecate around the premises of the temple.
One should not have gossip or talk about sexuality while in the temple.
Having entered a temple, one should never commit an act of violence, harshness in the premises.
Standing in god’s presence one must never utter a lie.
One should not quarrel in a temple on any account, the temple is not a place for it.
One should not talk about his wealth, money, status and Ahamkara but be obedient to God in the temple.
One should not bow before another person while in a temple; God is the only Lord for all.
One should not sit with his back to the deity in the temple.
There are sequences of poojas ans sevas in the temple and one should have patience to have the darshanam of the Lord.
Making pranamam (obeisance) with only one hand to the Godess is prohibited. Use both hands.
Sri Gnana Saraswathi Contact:
Executive Officer
Sri Gnana Saraswathi Temple,
Village & Mandal : Basara
District : Nirmal, Pin – 504101, Telangana, India.
Devasthanam Phone number:(91) 08752 – 255503
Executive Officer (Office):(91) 08752 – 255550
Cell: 9491000656
Asst. Executive Officer (Office):(91) 08752 – 255550