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Worship & worshipper (i) Natural objects - 307 The different forms which are naturally available and or as such
deemed suitable for worship of the goddesses are - a piece of mineral, a
precious stone, a stone dabbed with mineral colours, pebbles collected from
rivers, tanks etc... and also other similar places associated with water.
The most primitive form is the stone. Stones play an important role in
the belief-system of the people. Investing divinity in the stone is the most
popular form of worship. Stones are selected over the other mediums
because they are easily available. Another important reason for choosing
stones is that, according to popular belief stones possess maximum grasping
and retention powers. One can be sure of the presence of the invoked
divinity on a stone for a long time in comparison to the other mediums. After
stones, comes the Svar峁嘺mukhi mineral. These minerals are naturally
formed fragments and are used in the traditional Pa帽c膩yatanap奴j膩 as
representing the goddess. Sometimes a ruby or pearl is established as the
representative of the goddess and worship is offered to it as such.
Worship is also offered to certain trees like the Neem, the Bilva, the
Asvattha etc... or to certain plants such as the Tulasi. In southern states like
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh etc... the neem is considered as the form of
the goddess Mariamma or Kaliamma. Its leaves are said to have miraculous
as well as medicinal powers and are used profusely in the ritual and worship
of the goddesses. The profuse use of neem is seen during the outbreak of the
chickenpox. The disease is known locally as 'amman' in the south and 'devi'
in Maharastra. Tulasi or the holy basil is the form of the goddess
Mah膩lak峁�mi. It is worshipped by the people especially by the women folk.
An important festival of the goddess tulasi is the V峁沶d膩vana dv膩da艣墨 or the