Old Believer prayer rug Russian orthodox Podruchnik Подручник

Paisley Pink purple and White.

Orthodox Old Believer prayer floor podruchnik -

Old Rite podruchnik - Orthodox Christian prayer carpet -prayer altar mat

Approximately 12x12 inches square porushnik

Cotton Fabric

Turning to God in prayer, we express our inner feelings with the actions of our body. The highest degree of humility and repentance of a Christian is expressed in bowing. Podruchnik are used at home and in church after prayers. To keep your hands clean at the same time, they are put on a rug.

Podruchnik is a small square rug for hands and head when making bows during prayer.

The custom of bowing is borrowed from Byzantium, along with Christianity.

Podruchnik is handmade from cotton fabric