Kolam by Sudha Balaji

It is a good practice to remove the garland offered to Gods in the Puja the next day before starting the Puja. The dry flowers are removed and kept in a separate basket or bamboo plate near Pooja mandir or in the Pooja room.  I offer the dried flowers to the Tulsi plant. In our family we do not put them in the dust bin. If Tulsi plant is not available, we can offer to any other plants or trees in our garden, terrace garden.   Also, these garlands are not reused for any other photo or for any other purpose in the house. Traditionally flowers are tied with vazhai naaru (banana bark fibre - dried) .   I removed the dried flowers and used the fibre again for tying flowers but only for Puja . Paneer rose petals, some fragrant leaves (called maru , dhavanam ) were ground with shikkai few decades back. Nowadays everything available readymade! 

Old Sai Baba photo (1940s ) in my parents place The lyrics are available in the video 👉  Sai Baba Tamil songs   I have also added in the photo below The rough translation of the song is Sri Rama's Name is pleasant for the mind chanting of Sai Baba nama saves us.  He gives us all boons.  He destroys diseases, drives away evil and gives Poorna life.  He is like the mother.  He helps us when we are confused.  The more our bhakti the more He blesses. The next bhajan ,  the lyrics above and the video gives the tune.  The link of the video is 👉  here The translation is why should we worry when the Karunyamoorthy Sai is with us.  The bad effects of our karma are driven away by Him.  The mind is calm when we have Darshan of His Divine self.  He takes care of those who surrender to Him.  He blesses us with children and wealth.  Let us believe and offer ourselves to His Feet. My father was a great devotee of ...