The Ingredients That Go In The Coal Dhoof In Gurdwaras

[K. SINGH DEEP]

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Whats this Dhoop/Dhoof stuff ?? Have heard bout different practices in different Gurdwaras but seriously hearing about Dhoof for the 1st time .

Can someone put photos here to help me understand. .

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"Gaagan meh thhal rave chand deepak bane, Tarika mandal janak moti.

Dhoop malyanlo pawan chavaro kare, sagal banrai phoolant joti."

( Keertan sohela at ang 13 in Guru granth sahib)

Here Guru Nanak Dev JI tell us that to worship AKAL PURAKH we

do not need thaal, deepak, dhoop, phul etc. And at another place

Gurbani teaches us:-

"Har ki pooja dulambh he santaho,kehna kachhoo na jaee.

Santaho gurmukh poora paee,Namohu pooj karaee,

Har bin sabh kichh mela santoho, kya hao pooj charhaee."

( in Guru granth sahib ang-910)

However dhoop or agarbatti was used in old times to make the

environment pleasant. Any dhhop which we use should not be smokey

one as the smokes released some times cause irritation in throat and

suffocation etc. For the same purpose we can use room fresheners or

some spray with scents to make the environment pleasant.

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa Waheguru ji ki Fateh