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'''Pādodaka''' ([[Sanskrit]]: पादोदक, lit. ''foot-water'') is holy water. Its prepared from bathing the [[Linga]] or [[guru]]'s feet. It is one of the [[Ashtavarana]] or the 'eight protections' of [[Lingayatism]].<br />
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This holy water is used in many sacred occasions to call upon good fortune and celestial blessing. It is sprinkled across while entering into a new house, on the newly bought vehicle etc.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Añjali Mudrā]]<br />
* [[Buddhist prayer beads]]<br />
* [[Culture of India]]<br />
* [[Guru-shishya tradition]]<br />
* [[Hindu prayer beads]]<br />
* [[Indian honorifics]]<br />
* [[Garland|Mala]]<br />
* [[Mudras]]<br />
* [[Namaste]]<br />
* [[Pranāma]]<br />
* [[Puja (Hinduism)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
*{{cite book|author=Swami Parmeshwaranand|title=Encyclopaedia of the Śaivism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQvbJDacNDMC&pg=PA92|year=2004|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-427-4|pages=92–}}<br />
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