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           is a means to get the Lord’s grace,  very high standard. He arranged for
           he taught, it is humility.                the Deity to be adorned every day
                                                     according to the seasons and festive
           Vallabhäcärya’s  book  known  as          occasions.
           Ñoòaça-grantha,      his   Anubhäñya
           commentary       on     Vedänta-sütra,  With  the  changing  of  the  seasons
           and  his  Subodhiné  commentary  on  and the time of day, the Lord wears
           Çrémad-Bhägavatam are among the  different  fabrics  and  colors,  and
           most famous of the many books he  different types of rägas and poems
           wrote.                                    are used to praise Him. The foods
                                                     chosen  for  the  Lord  also  vary,
                   Çré ViööhAlAnäthAjé               following the Äyurvedic scriptures.
           One of Çré Vallabhäcärya’s two sons       In the hot season, for example, cool
           was Çré Viööhalanäthajé. He brought       foods like mung sprouts are offered,
           a  wealth  of  devotional  art,  music,   and  in  the  cold  season  the  Lord
           and culture into the puñöi-märga and      enjoys  a  spicy  milk  sweet  called
           raised the worship of Çrénäthajé to a     svadhsont.




































           Temple assistants with their characteristic hats.
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