[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Lord Ganesha & Ganesh Chaturthi - MODAKAM GALORE

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Hari Om!

After reading Induji's receipies, my wife and I were

inspired to prepare Modakam (kozhukkattai)as prasadam

for our weekly Sahsranama session. We haven't tried

making it for a long time. Last time when we made it,

it cae out as " payasam " .

 

This time it came out very well. We made two varieties

and the kids and their Grandpa were competing to see

who ate the most! I guess chanting the " Ganapathy

Atharva Seershopanishad " also would have added some

taste to the prasadam.

 

Thank you Induji, for the wonderful prasadam in the

form of receipies!

 

sasnEham

Sukumar

 

--- " sreedhar c.p " <sreepal20 wrote:

 

> Hare Krishna,

>

> Dear Symalaji,

>

> Thanks, My stint with Mumbai only 2 .1/2 years with

> one of the Overseas Export company on 1993.I was in

> Andheri Thakshsila Complex and my most of the

> relatives and friends are in mumbai.on that time Iam

> the frequent visitor of Dombivili Guruvayoorappan

> temple , Matunga temple, Kalyan Ayyappan

> temple,Vasai Krishna temple and also srinagar

> (thana) ayyappan temple.Iam born and bought up in

> Bangalore.still my base is in bangalore and now my

> parents are in kerala.

>

> Even though worked in some of the metropolitan

> cities in India but most liked city is Mumbai. very

> fast city so I know the Mumbai Pulse very much and

> some time feel like missing.

>

> So enjoy the Ganesha Babba Morgaya!! and Pray

> Ganapathi to remove all the Obstacles.

>

> With Love,

> Sree

>

>

>

>

> Syamala Nair <syamalaraghunath

> guruvayur

> Saturday, 26 August, 2006 7:06:10 PM

> Re: [Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Lord Ganesha &

> Ganesh Chaturthi

>

> Jai Sreekrishna

>

> Dear Sreedharji

>

> I enjoyed reading this article and thank you very

> much for the Ganesha Aarati.

>

> Though I am staying in Mumbai I never had the

> opportunity to see Lal Baug Ka Raja. This year, I

> have a plan alongwith my office friends to go and

> have darshan of Lal Baug ka Raja by the grace of

> God

>

>

> Sincerely

> Syamala

> " sreedhar c.p " <sreepal20 > wrote:

> Hare Krishna,

>

> Dear All,

>

> Happy Ganesh Chathurthi .

>

> With Love

> Sree

>

>

>

> Lord Ganesha

>

> Lord Ganesha is the elephant-headed God. He is

> worshipped first in any prayers. His Names are

> repeated first before any auspicious work is begun,

> before any kind of worship is begun.

>

> He is the Lord of power and wisdom. He is the eldest

> son of Lord Shiva and the elder brother of Skanda or

> Kartikeya. He is the energy of Lord Shiva and so He

> is called the son of Shankar and Umadevi. By

> worshipping Lord Ganesha mothers hope to earn for

> their sons the sterling virtues of Ganesha.

>

> The following story is narrated about His birth and

> how He came to have the head of an elephant: Once

> upon a time, the Goddess Gauri (consort of Lord

> Shiva), while bathing, created Ganesha as a pure

> white being out of the mud of Her Body and placed

> Him at the entrance of the house. She told Him not

> to allow anyone to enter while she went inside for a

> bath. Lord Shiva Himself was returning home quite

> thirsty and was stopped by Ganesha at the gate.

> Shiva became angry and cut off Ganesha's head as He

> thought Ganesha was an outsider.

>

> When Gauri came to know of this she was sorely

> grieved. To console her grief, Shiva ordered His

> servants to cut off and bring to Him the head of any

> creature that might be sleeping with its head facing

> north. The servants went on their mission and found

> only an elephant in that position. The sacrifice was

> thus made and the elephant's head was brought before

> Shiva. The Lord then joined the elephant's head onto

> the body of Ganesha.

>

> Lord Shiva made His son worthy of worship at the

> beginning of all undertakings, marriages,

> expeditions, studies, etc. He ordained that the

> annual worship of Ganesha should take place on the

> 4th day of the bright half of Bhadrapada. With the

> Grace of Sri Ganesha and his help any rightful thing

> can be achieved. His support, Grace or blessing and

> grace makes any good action fruitful .

>

> Ganesh Aarti

>

>

>

> Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh deva

> Mata jaki Parvati, Pita Mahadeva.

>

>

> Ek dant dayavant, char bhuja dhari

> Mathe sindur sohai, muse ki savari, Jai Ganesh...

>

> Andhan ko ankh det, kodhin ko kaya

> Banjhan ko putra det, nirdhan ko maya, Jai

> Ganesh....

>

> Pan chadhe, phul chadhe, aur chadhe meva

> Ladduan ka bhog lage, saht kare seva, ,Jai

> Ganesh....

>

> Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh deva,

> Mata jaki Parvata, Pita Mahadeva.

>

>

> Ganesha's Favourites

>

> Modak : Wordly meaning of MODAK - MODA means

> happiness and K is a suffix. Modak means " That which

> gives (or brings) happiness " . It is considered as

> the favourite sweet(mithai ) of Lord Ganesha

>

> Durva : Slim thread like Durva leaves are generally

> an essential part of Lord Ganesha Puja

>

> Rat : He is considered as the vehicle of Lord

> Ganesha and one will always find him around the idol

> of Lord Ganesha.

>

> Ganesh Chaturthi

>

>

>

>

> Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most popular of Hindu

> festivals. This is the birthday of Lord Ganesha. It

> is the day most sacred to Lord Ganesha. It falls on

> the 4th day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada

> (August-September) . It is observed throughout

> India, as well as by devoted Hindus in all parts of

> the world.

>

> Ganesh Chaturthi is a part of ten day Ganesha

> festival which is celebrated all across the country

> with lot of flowers, lights, sweets enthusiasm and

> excitement.

>

> Clay figures of the Deity are made and after being

> worshipped for two days, or in some cases ten days,

> finally immersing them in water on the eleventh day.

> On the day of the festival, it is placed on raised

> platforms in homes or in elaborately decorated

> outdoor tents for people to view and pay their

> homage.

>

> The whole community comes to worship Ganesha in

> beautifully done tents. These also serve as the

> venue for free medical checkup, blood donation

> camps, charity for the poor, dramatic performances,

> films, devotional songs, etc. during the days of the

> festival. In other places it is simply celebrated at

> home and hymns are sung and offerings made to

> Ganesh. Sweets are also distributed because in Hindu

> legend Ganesh liked them.

>

> On the 11th day, the image is taken through the

> streets in a procession accompanied with dancing,

> singing, to be immersed in a river or the sea

> symbolizing a ritual see-off of the Lord in his

> journey towards his abode in Kailash while taking

> away with him the misfortunes of all man. All join

> in this final procession shouting " Ganapathi Bappa

> Morya, Purchya Varshi Laukariya " (O father Ganesha,

> come again early next year). After the final

> offering of coconuts, flowers and camphor is made,

> people carry the idol to the river to immerse it.

>

> This not only suggests the importance of Ganesha,

> but also shows how popular and pervasive this deity

> is in the minds of the masses.

>

>

> Lalbaug Ka Raja

>

> Lalbaug Ka Raja also famously known as Mumbai ka

> Raja

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