Tulsi (basil) the sacred sakhi.

Tulsi (basil) the sacred sakhi.

Tulsi (Basil) leaves are well known for their sacred and medicinal values.In Shri radhavallabh temple Tulsi (basil) is considered as a sakhi, thus it is never put in the bhog.If any devotee offers basil to lord it is placed in Shriji’s ‘charan kamal’ the holy feet and then given back as parsaad.
It is also believed that if one wishes to have it as parsaad, one will have to swallow it as whole. As chewing the basil is considered a sin.

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