evidence: Abhishekam, or Grand Consecration ritual, which formally breathed life into the temple as a vital center of worship. [...] The Prathista culminated with the abhishekam, or ritual bathing of Sahasrakshi in the waters of the ka/asa, fully energized after 11 days of prayer and chanting. "The prana48 was invoked into her by Guruji," Sundhara recounted. "She was dressed like a bride and all the upacharas*+2 were offered to her. The cloth covering her eyes was removed, and the full aarti was offered to her with naivedhya.22 The bali was cooked rice and pumpkin, broken in front of her, then red kumkum spattered over on top of it."224