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During church services, when prostrations are made, as the worshipper lowers his torso, he flips the Podruchnik onto the ground in such a way that when he is kneeling and prostrate on the ground, the Podruchnik protects his hands and forehead from the dirt and grime of the floor.
When not in use, they are stored at the side of the church, stacked up in such a manner that the dirty sides touch each other and the clean sides only touch other clean sides.
Some Spiritual Christians ( Dukh-i-zhizniki, Pryguny and Molokans) bring their own handkerchief for similar prostration rituals, usually performed on clean floors while holding the kerchief. When a floor may be dirty, prostrations can be done as low kneeling without touching the floor with hands or head.
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