Guru Puja
In the case of the greatest spiritual masters as Shivananda let’s say, there is the custom to realize puja with a living object of adoration, meaning we choose them as objects of puja, honor them as living gods or we see and adore specific gods in their body, putting on them symbolic clothes and ornaments, garlands around their neck, incense around them, washing their feet, anointing their feet, giving them fruits, food and drinks and meditating at their feet, asking for their blessing.
In the Hindu tradition the Guru it is looked upon as the embodiment of God himself.
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