Re: Adding a Murti to one's home shrine
Namaste Allan...
There is a ritual to "install" a murti, done by a pujari (priest), but I think few people do it in home shrines. If you do it, it requires special care and rituals to be performed on a regular basis. I think most people simply put the new murti, or picture in the shrine and treat it respectfully with puja, offerings, etc.. I have a (probably bad) habit of moving, adding and removing murtis in my shrine but I try to do so respectfully and lovingly. So far it's been about a month that I haven't made any changes, but I can feel it coming on. I think you'll be OK just adding it. the gods know our intentions.
śivasya hridayam viṣṇur viṣṇoscha hridayam śivaḥ
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