Janmashtami festival and its preparation
New Delhi: The festival of Janmashtami is a special occasion for the devotees, which is celebrated with great pomp every year. This year the festival will be celebrated on 4th September, and preparations for it have already started. Devotees are arranging clothes, makeup and decoration for Kanha ji. During this time, a common question arises that how to clean the idol of Kanha ji, because the color of the idols turns black with time. Let us know some home remedies by which you can make the idol of Kanha ji shine again.
Use of curd and gram flour
Clean with curd and gram flour
Prepare a natural mixture to clean the idol of Kanha ji. For this, make a paste by mixing sour curd and gram flour in a bowl. Add some lemon juice and turmeric powder to it. Apply this mixture on the idol and leave it for 10-15 minutes. Then rub it gently and wash it with clean water.
Mango powder remedy
Clean the blackened idol with mango powder.
After many years the idols turn black. Use mango powder to clean it. Make a paste by mixing sour curd, sugar, mango powder and turmeric in a bowl. Apply this paste on the idol and rub it gently. This will remove the blackness and the idol will shine. Finally wash it with clean water and wipe it dry.
use of native land
Clean the idol of Kanha ji with local water.
Native sugar can also be used to clean the idol of Kanha ji. First massage with coconut oil, which will remove the blackness. Then apply sour curd on the idol and rub it gently with local sugar. After some time the blackness of the idol will clear up. After this wash with clean water.
Salt and Tomato Remedy
Can also be cleaned with salt and tomato
Tomato has a mild sourness, so it can be used to clean brass or bronze statues. Take half a tomato, sprinkle salt on it and rub it gently 5-10 times. This will make the idol of Kanha ji shine. Finally wash it with clean water and wipe it with a cloth.