Snaana Vidhi

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1)'Nitya snan': Normal bathing ritual which is performed daily.

2)'Nimittika snan': This is performed after completion of certain types of


situations like after eclipse, vomiting, saloon, bad dreams, sex, touching
bones, visiting cemetery, touching women after pregnancy, touching women
at the time of menstrual period, touching a dead person.
3)'Kamya Snan': Completing bath with a desire like bath while visiting a
temple, festivals, important days, Karthika masam, important days.
4)'Mukya Snan': It is subdivided in to 2 types.
 'Mantra or Brahmya snan': Sprinkling water which are powered by
sacred mantras like Purusha Sookta of Lord Vishnu, Namaka-Chamkam of
Lord Shiva, Marjana mantras such as 
 'Varunam': This is the normal bath which we daily perform.
5)'Amukya or Gowna Snan' : Taking bath without water. This is
subdivided into 5 types.
 'Agneya Snan': Taking bath with sacred ash. It is also known as
Vibhuti Snan.
 'Mruthika Snan': Taking bath with Mud which is available at rivers or
mud of snake house/ Hillock. It is also known as mud bath.
 'Vayuvya Snan': This snan is like when we  walk in the dust
generated by group of cows nearby.     
 'Divya Snan': Taking bath in rain which arrives in a bright sunny day. 
 'Manasik Snan': Doing meditation by remembering God is considered
as sacred bath.

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