Shirodhara
Dripping Oil on the Forehead

Shirodhara is a titillating form of snehana treatment, whereby the oil or therapeutic substance methodically drips along a coarse thread onto the forehead. A metal or clay vessel, the dhara patra, is suspended directly above the forehead. The oil of other fluid is poured into the pot, then seeps through a hole in the bottom of the pot and slides down a 4-inch-long thread, half of which hangs through the hole. The drops of oil from the thread drip directly onto the subject's third eye, or center of the forehead.

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