Pujas in Sri Rangam

Herbs like champhor, til seeds, beans, vettiver etc. for Dhanvantari Homa
Lakshmi Narayana Kumbhas on the Navapadma Mandala
Arcana Puja (108 names of Lord Vishnu will be recited) done to them
installing Agni inside the Homa pitha
mystic fire...
Nyasa and puja on the fire by Murali Bhattar and his son
purna huti fire (final offering with silk cloth, herbs, fruits, gold coins etc. and special mantras of Lord Narasimha from the Veda)
Prayaschitta Snana (purifiying bath) inside the garden of Lord Ramas temple

while coming back from Rameswaram we did few pujas/Homas with our group from Murali Bhattar (the mainpriest of Lord Ranganatha), some Sudarshana-, Dhanvantari-, Narasimha Homas. We start first with Punya vacanam and vishvakshena Puja, then Kalasa stapana (on this picture we did install Lakshmi Narayana inside the Kumbhas). Then igniting the Fire and installing Lord Vishnu inside. Sudarshana will be worshipped with special herbs as well Dhanvantari (see the leafcups filled with sandelwood, kasturi, cloves etc..). Mahalakshmi is worshipped with red lotus, ashwatta tree sticks and honey and Narasimha is done with different sweets. Purna Huti and the final bath with the water from the Lakshmi Narayana Kumbhas are done in the backyard of the Rama temple inside the Ranganatha Temple complex. Here are some impressions on them...