We're going to be moving within a few months. Much of the house is packed. I'm leaving my shrine until close to the very end, since I do puja (almost) every day. Everything will be bubble wrapped and treated with respect, of course. But I'm not sure what do do about my brass murti of Sri Krishna, which is dressed and garlanded from the last abhisheka. Do I remove the vastra and alankara or wrap as is? When I unpack do I do an abhishekam? (I kind of think yes to those questions). Is there anything else that needs to be done to move the shrine. None of the murtis are energized, so they're basically just statues and objets d'art for worship focus.
Bonus question I always wanted to ask...
My shrine is currently in a corner of the dining room, and will probably be in a common area in a new home. Ideally I'd have a small room for a puja room. It's not a take-your-shoes-off house. Even though the shrine is in a "public" area I put down a small rug and remove my shoes when I'm there "officially", and roll up the rug when I'm done. Is that how it's done when you don't have a separate puja area?
Bonus question I always wanted to ask...
My shrine is currently in a corner of the dining room, and will probably be in a common area in a new home. Ideally I'd have a small room for a puja room. It's not a take-your-shoes-off house. Even though the shrine is in a "public" area I put down a small rug and remove my shoes when I'm there "officially", and roll up the rug when I'm done. Is that how it's done when you don't have a separate puja area?