FAQ - Q1. Why do we close the curtain whilst God is dining?
 
         
           
   

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    Introduction
      How is Swaminarayan Jayanti celebrated around the world?
       
    1 Why do we close the curtain
whilst God is dining?

    2 Why do we do Aarti?
    3 Why are there five aartis
during the day?

    4 Why is there a bell rung
during aarti?

    5 Why do we burn agarbati?
    6 What is a Mahotsav and
why do we celebrate them?
    7 Why do we not eat onions
and garlic?
    8 Why do we have to wear a kanthi?
    9 Why do we perform pradikshana?
    10 Why do we wear a Tilak-Chandlo?
    11 Why do we observe special rituals during the time of an eclipse?
    12 Why are there 108 beads on a Mara?
    13 Who was Jeevanpran AbjiBapashree?
    14 I am twelve years old, what niyams should I do for Chaturmaas?
    15 Why can’t we have food before washing ourselves and performing Pooja?
    16 What is a Temple?
    17 How is Swaminarayan Jayanti celebrated around the world?
       

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Q1. Why do we close the curtain whilst God is dining?

There are two answers to this question.

Firstly, there's privacy;

Just as we feel uncomfortable eating in the presence of an audience, the Lord also shows us His worldly characteristic by dining behind closed curtains.

Secondly, it is a well-known fact that insects are often drawn to artificial light. Drawing the curtains and dimming the lights in the sinhasan cuts out such light and therefore insects are not attracted any where near the thaar.

 

 

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