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These Idols were made of
Kadusarkara Yogum,the unique mixture of sixty four Ayurvedic medicines and
Herbal materials. As the first step,the skeleton is made of Kadira or
Karingali wood and is called 'SHOOLAM'. This shoolam is depicted on PETTAM
or holy stand which is made of laterite stone cut into a definite
measurement. The whole process of idol construction is in accordance with
structure of a human body. After this, nervous system is set on this
skeleton which is made of finely prepared and purified coconut stings of
about 300 metres in length.
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On this nerves, different layers of Ayurvedic medicines
are coated. Each Layer consists of different medicines in definite
proportion. At the end of twenty third layer, the idols are seen like
this. As the last layer ,gold -silver mixture with more different types of
soil are to be coated on the idols (soil like paddy field, Sea-shore,
elephant dug, Ox dug, crab soil and serpant living soil are needed for the
same)
This is to bless the devotees with more health boon. At
the same time, in order to bless the devotees with wealth, this gold
silver coating is done.
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