Putla
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An effigy bearing the target's name and Gotra, ritually consecrated with life-force at the center of an activated Yantra and then struck with specially prepared pins — the physical vehicle for a Marana Prayoga when the practitioner has no item that touched the target's body.
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What are the two approaches to a lethal Putla (effigy) ritual — with or without an item that touched the target?
One approach brings an organic item that touched the target's body — clothing, hair, or fingernails — into the ritual on an astrologically significant lunar date or Nakshatra, practiced most often around Holi and Diwali; the other, used when no such item is available, relies on mastery over Kritya, active deities, and Guru-transmitted tradition, timed to potent windows such as Tara Chaturdashi in regions like Bengal.
How is the Putla effigy constructed and consecrated inside a cremation-ground Yantra?
A Yantra is drawn, predominantly within a Shamshaan, with a Putla bearing the target's name built at its center from Tamasic ingredients and caste-appropriate shroud cloth, using fire carried from the target's home in a Handi; it is then consecrated through Tantric Prana Pratishtha naming the target and their Gotra.
How does piercing the consecrated Putla effigy with prepared pins bring about the target’s death?
Similar to the pins-in-an-effigy trope in popular media, but the instruments used are prepared over several days by steeping them in specific animal blood or unclean environments, then consecrated with Vaitalik and Pishachik mantras; driving them into the consecrated Putla at the activated Yantra's center causes the target's death under unnatural circumstances.
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