Jaware
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Barley sprouts grown over Navratri's 9 days — offered to the deity's idol before final Aarti, immersed with the Kalash (being organic and non-polluting), or, when river immersion isn't feasible, worn behind the ears, kept in money storage, or replanted from their white roots.
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What is the Koncha ritual, and who performs it?
Married women place rice, flowers, Durva grass, and a monetary offering in a Chunri as a symbolic send-off to the Goddess before departure — if no married woman is available, or she is menstruating, male family members perform this binding instead.
How is the river immersion executed, and why must the coconut on the Kalash never be broken?
The intact Kalash is carried to the river, circumambulated 3 or 5 times, then immersed with its coconut while items inside are retrieved after immersion — breaking the immersion coconut is treated as Deva Hatya, a severe spiritual fault, so it must always be kept whole.
What are the alternative Visarjan steps if visiting a river isn't feasible?
If a river isn't accessible, retain some Kalash water as Prasad and pour the rest at the roots of a Peepal, Banyan, or Tulsi plant, keep the empty Kalash and coconut in the puja area until a future opportunity, offer the top plate's rice to birds, and repurpose the Jaware sprouts.
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