Just as we cannot go to meet a king empty-handed, the disciples should visualize the flowers distributed to them as articles to be offered to the deities when they enter the Mandala. In order to examine what kind of attainments they are likely to obtain after actually entering the Mandala, the disciples throw the tooth stick. Blessed water is poured into their cupped palms, is sipped thrice in order to symbolize purification of the obstacles of body, speech and mind.

Next the disciples visualize themselves as the Kalachakra deity, blue in colour, holding a Vajra and bell, embracing a blue consort, who hold a skull cup and an axe. He stands with his right leg extended and is adorned with a white OM, red AH and black HUM at his forehead, throat and heart respectively.

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