Taking bath without water. What for and what are they ?.

We do so many baths without our knowledge on different holy occasions. Sometimes taking  bath with water is not only  snanam  but there are some other sacred baths are given for us on different situations.

1) Mantra Snanam :  The bath of   Overwhelmining   by Hymns (Mantras)

2) Bhowma Snanam : By applying Vibhoodi (sacred ashes by worshipping Lord Siva to smear ) on the upper part of the body.

3) Agneya Snanam :  By chanting Mantras and smearing the Vibhoodi on the body.

4) Vayu Snanam :  To smear on the body  of the soil  from the  hoofs ( Khurah in Sanskrit Language)  of the Cows.

5) Divya Snanam : By standing in the sunshine of Uttarayana Punya Tidhi ( On Sankranti Uttarayana Tidhi)

6) Manasika Snanam : By wiping the body  with wet clothes.

7) Dhyana Snanam : By sprinkling the water on the head from the base of a  Sacred  Basil tree.

Hence , even though if we take bath with water, if we can do those kinds of baths devotionally   we feek as if we can have Heavenly Blessings.