The leftovers of an act of worship: the flowers, water and food already offered to a deity. In the Agamic Shaiva systems a designated figure, Chanda or Chandesha, receives them and forgives the worshipper's mistakes.

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  In the Agamic Śaiva ritual systems, the leftovers of the worship, the nirmalya , are received by a figure called Chanda or Chandesha, who also forgives the worshipper his mistakes.

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