Guest guest Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Dear All Devotes Pranamam, On this occasion i wish You all Devotees & their families Happy Ganesha Chathurthi. May God Bless you all with Happiness & Aurarogyasoukyam With Prayers........... Sushma Shreeyan See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Buzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Dear All Devotes Pranamam Which is the exact day of Ganesh Chthurthi. Houw to celebrate it. Kindly advise me Sushma Shreeyan <sushmashreeyan[Guruvayur] Happy Ganesha Chathurthiguruvayur Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 6:04 AM Dear All Devotes Pranamam, On this occasion i wish You all Devotees & their families Happy Ganesha Chathurthi. May God Bless you all with Happiness & Aurarogyasoukyam With Prayers..... ...... Sushma Shreeyan See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Buzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Pranamam to All, Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi is one of the most colorful and widely celebrated festivals in India. Large number of people observe Ganesha Chaturthi poojas at home. Here is an explanation on how to perform Ganesha puja at home as mentioned in Hindu scriptures.. According to Hindu calender, Vinayaka Chaturthi is observed on the fourth day during the shukla paksha of Bhadrapada (August-September)month.. Ganesha puja on the Chaturthi day is usually performed at noon but nowadays people perform it when all the family members are present. Requirements A Clay image of Lord Ganesha. Red flowers Druva Grass blades Modak (jaggery filled sweet) Coconut Red chandan (Sandalwood paste) Incense and agarbathis First clean the house and take a bath. A Clay image of Lord Ganesha is installed in a raised platform. Pray to Lord Ganesh and you can recite mantras or bhajans dedicated to Lord Ganesha. Next step is to invoke Ganesha into the image. This is known as pran-prathishta. The Pran Prathista mantra in Sanskrit to be invoked is found in the Rig Veda and is part of Ganesh Suktha. ganananh tva ganapatim havamahe kavim kavinam - upamashravastamam |jyeshhtharajam brahmanan.h brahmanaspata A nah shrivnvannutibhih sida sadanam || (Rig Veda 2.23.1) ni shhu sida ganapate ganeshhu tvamahurvipratamam kavinam |na rite tvat.h kriyate kinchanare mahamarkam maghavan.h chitramarcha || (Rig Veda 10.112.9) We invoke You, O Ganapati of the ganas (Lord Shiva attendants), Who are Brahmana-spati of the brahmas (prayers), the wisest among the wise, Who abound in treasure beyond all measure, the most brilliant one. Do listen to our prayers, come with Your blessings and assurances of protection into our home, and be seated. (Rig Veda 2.23.1) Sit down among the worshippers, O Ganapati, the best sage among the sages. Without You nothing can be done here or far. Accept with honor, O wealthy One, our great and variegated hymns of praise. (Rig Veda 10.112.9)Before starting the Pooja take a cleansing bath and wear clean clothes. Clean the place of worship, Ganesh idol or picture and all other pooja articles. Place a betel leaf or a clean plate before the god. Make a Ganesh vigraha with turmeric and water to from a thick dough and shape it with your hands. Place kumkum on it and decorate it with flowers. Decorate the idol also with flowers and grass (Arugam pul if available). Prepare the Prasad for Ganesh.Light the lamp and start the pooja. Offer flowers, fruits and Prasad to the Lord while chanting Ganesh Chaturthi slokas.End the pooja by offering prasad to everyone. The turmeric vigraha should later be immersed in water after completion of pooja on the final day. The pooja should be started when Chaturthi sets in. It is also believed that moon should not be looked that day as that will bring bad luck for the whole year.--- On Mon, 24/8/09, Pramod V.R <hn12342 wrote: Pramod V.R <hn12342Re: [Guruvayur] Happy Ganesha ChathurthiguruvayurDate: Monday, 24 August, 2009, 12:43 PM Dear All Devotes Pranamam Which is the exact day of Ganesh Chthurthi. Houw to celebrate it. Kindly advise me Sushma Shreeyan <sushmashreeyan@ .in>[Guruvayur] Happy Ganesha Chathurthiguruvayur@grou ps.comSaturday, August 22, 2009, 6:04 AM Dear All Devotes Pranamam, On this occasion i wish You all Devotees & their families Happy Ganesha Chathurthi. May God Bless you all with Happiness & Aurarogyasoukyam With Prayers..... ...... Sushma Shreeyan See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Buzz. See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out Buzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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