In our Shastras it is said that, on this Uttarayana Parvakaala day
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one should use Tila (Sesame) seeds in six ways that is:
Sanskrit – English
- Tila Snana – Bath using Sesame seeds
- Tila Deepa – Light the lamp using Sesame seeds
- Tila Homa – Doing homa using Sesame seeds
- Tila Tarpana – Doing Tarpana using Sesame seeds
- Tila Daana – Donating Sesame seeds
- Tila Bhakshana – Consuming Sesame seeds
