Visarjana

(“dismissing”) The sixteenth and last of
the traditional upacharas (“offerings”)
given to a deity as part of worship, on
the model of treating the deity as an
honored guest. In this offering, the
devotee (bhakta) gives the deity leave to
go, as the concluding rite in worship.
Although the word dismissal sounds
presumptuous in any interaction with a
deity, this term really refers to the words
of parting that one would say to any
departing guest. The underlying motive
here, as for all the upacharas, is to show
one’s love for the deity and minister to
the deity’s needs.
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Visarjana