Basara Temple - Do's and Dont's

Do’s

• Do pay obeisance to your Ishta Divam or Kula Divam before you start for Basara. 
• Do bathe in the Godavari and worship Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devi.
• Do bathe and wear clean clothes (wear a dhoti with upper cloth) before you enter the temple.
• Do concentrate only on Sri Gnana Saraswathi Devi inside the temple.
• Do observe absolute silence inside the temple and chant "Om Sri Saraswathyei namo namaha" to yourself.
• Do respect ancient customs while in Basara.
• Do pay obeisance (Pranaamam) with two hands. "Mukulitha Hastha Pranaamam" is auspecious.
• Do respect and Promote religious sentiments among the co-pilgrims.
• Do deposit your offerings in the Hundi.
• Do wear a tilakadharana in accordance with Hindu religion.
• One who regards his Guru (preceptor) as a mere human being, the lords Bimba as only a stone image, the Vedic mantras as just a means of livelihood and one who is indifferent to the worship rituals become  blameworthy and his would be of no value (nishphalam).
• Be clean physically and mentally.
• Follow the procedures and wait for your turn for the Darshanam of the si Gnana Saraswathi Devi.
• Do respect ladies and be kind towards children and the senior citizens

Dont’s

• Do not carry too much jewelry or cash with you.
• Do not come to Basara for any purpose other than worshipping the Godess.
• Do not eat non-vegetarian food.
• Don't wear footwear or move around in a vehicle, in and around the premises of the temple.
• Don't rush in for Darshanam. But along with the queue.
• Don't prostrate (sastanga danda pranamam) inside the temple. (up to Dhwajasthamba)
• Don't throw away the Prasadam and theertham.
• Don't wear flowers and garlands in Basara; all the flowers are for the Godess only.
• Don't encourage beggars, but do contribute to the needy.
• Don't spit or be a nuisance inside and premises of the temple.
• Don't enter the shrine naked or wearing a piece of lion cloth (Kaupina).
• Don't wear any head guards (helmet, caps, turban, hat etc unless required by your religion.) while entering the temple.
• Don't carry any weapon while entering the temple.
• Don't eat food brought from outside or chew betel leaves while entering the temple or in the temple premises.
• One should not loiter, litter,spit and urinate or defecate around the premises of the temple.
• One should not have gossip or talk about sexuality while in the temple.
• Having entered a temple , one should never commit an act of violence, harshness in the premises.
• Standing in god's presence one must never utter a lie.
• One should not quarrel in a temple on any account, the temple is not a place for it.
• One should not talk about his wealth, money, status and Ahamkara but be obedient to God in the temple.
• One should not bow before another person while in a temple; God is the only Lord for all.
• ne should not sit with his back to the deity in the temple.
• There are sequences of poojas ans sevas in the temple and one should have patience to have the darshanam of the Lord.
• Making pranamam (obeisance) with only one hand  to the Godess is prohibited. Use both hands