Another tradition in the worship of Lord Ganesha ..

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Hi Lata & Parvati.. Thanks for the timely reminder of Ganesha

Chaturthi.

 

And to all.... who have already started the celebration with Japa of

Om Gam Ganapataye Namah and the Atharvasirsyam,

 

Brings back wonderful memories of growing up with this tradition of

celebrating Lord Ganesha's birth anniversary starting on the 4th day

of Bhadrapad Shukla paksha of the Hindu calendar and ending on Anand

Chaudas (14th day of the paksha), after which both the community

idols and the idols from people's homes were taken to the sea or

nearest river or lake for visarjan (immersion) Idols were usually

immersed after 1 and a half, seven or ten days after installation.

 

Ganesha Puja was done twice a day, morning and evening till the idol

was in the home. Sweets called "modak" (steamed dumplings filled

with coconut, jaggery and nuts) were offered to Ganesha (sorry don't

know the significance of that one!). It really was a lot of fun

decorating Him with red cloth and hibiscus flowers. In the evenings

friends and relatives would visit to sing arati and partake of the

prasad.

 

The songs we sang to Lord Ganesha were usually in Marathi, the state

language of Maharashtra, India. Now thanks to Shree Maa and Swamijis

teachings we have quite a repertoire of mantras and chants with which

to please Him!

 

Soon we will be celebrating the Fall Navaratri... what a wonderful

blessing to pray to the Lord who Removes all Obstacles just before

that....so He can remove all the obstacles that come in the way of

our spiritual sankalpas!

 

Jai Ganesha....May He fill us all with more Devotion, Determination

and Discipline to worship!

 

Namaste.

Ruk

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Just to let everyone know that at the Hindu Temple in Flushing they

have started celebrations since last saturday by chanting OM SREEM

HREEM KLEEM GLAUM GAM GANAPATAYE VARA VARADA SARVAJANAM ME VASAMANAYA

SWAAHA I

wanted to be there all the time in the morning as well as in the

evening. Everyday they dress Ganesha up in different Alankars The

first day was Jewels second RUDRAKSH

third VIBHOOTI fourth CHANDAN and today HE IS IN GREEN BEAUTIFUL

cannot begin to describe all these Alankars

 

JAI SHREE MAHA GANESHrmerani <rukmanimerani (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Hi Lata & Parvati.. Thanks for the timely reminder of Ganesha

Chaturthi.And to all.... who have already started the celebration

with Japa of Om Gam Ganapataye Namah and the Atharvasirsyam,Brings

back wonderful memories of growing up with this tradition of

celebrating Lord Ganesha's birth anniversary starting on the 4th day

of Bhadrapad Shukla paksha of the Hindu calendar and ending on Anand

Chaudas (14th day of the paksha), after which both the community

idols and the idols from people's homes were taken to the sea or

nearest river or lake for visarjan (immersion) Idols were usually

immersed after 1 and a half, seven or ten days after

installation.Ganesha Puja was done twice a day, morning and evening

till the idol was in the home. Sweets called "modak" (steamed

dumplings filled with coconut, jaggery

and nuts) were offered to Ganesha (sorry don't know the significance

of that one!). It really was a lot of fun decorating Him with red

cloth and hibiscus flowers. In the evenings friends and relatives

would visit to sing arati and partake of the prasad. The songs we

sang to Lord Ganesha were usually in Marathi, the state language of

Maharashtra, India. Now thanks to Shree Maa and Swamijis teachings

we have quite a repertoire of mantras and chants with which to please

Him!Soon we will be celebrating the Fall Navaratri... what a wonderful

blessing to pray to the Lord who Removes all Obstacles just before

that....so He can remove all the obstacles that come in the way of

our spiritual sankalpas!Jai Ganesha....May He fill us all with more

Devotion, Determination and Discipline to worship!Namaste.RukShree

Ganesh Ayee Namah

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Namaste ALL esp Lall and Dolly Singh,

Reading about the rituals and ceremonies in a Hindu temple is very

meaningful. Having never been in a temple, your descriptions are so

helpful. I have many questions, but the one that is foremost in my

mind is, "What is an alankar?" Thanks again for the information you

presented.

Namaste,

Karen

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Lall and Dolly Singh

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 2:57 PM

Re: Another tradition in the worship of Lord Ganesha ..

Om Shree Ganesh Ayee Namaha

Just to let everyone know that at the Hindu Temple in Flushing they

have started celebrations since last saturday by chanting OM SREEM

HREEM KLEEM GLAUM GAM GANAPATAYE VARA VARADA SARVAJANAM ME VASAMANAYA

SWAAHA I

wanted to be there all the time in the morning as well as in the

evening. Everyday they dress Ganesha up in different Alankars The

first day was Jewels second RUDRAKSH

third VIBHOOTI fourth CHANDAN and today HE IS IN GREEN BEAUTIFUL

cannot begin to describe all these Alankars

JAI SHREE MAHA GANESHrmerani <rukmanimerani (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Hi Lata & Parvati.. Thanks for the timely reminder of Ganesha

Chaturthi.And to all.... who have already started the celebration

with Japa of Om Gam Ganapataye Namah and the Atharvasirsyam,Brings

back wonderful memories of growing up with this tradition of

celebrating Lord Ganesha's birth anniversary starting on the 4th day

of Bhadrapad Shukla paksha of the Hindu calendar and ending on Anand

Chaudas (14th day of the paksha), after which both the community

idols and the idols from people's homes were taken to the sea or

nearest river or lake for visarjan (immersion) Idols were usually

immersed after 1 and a half, seven or ten days after

installation.Ganesha Puja was done twice a day, morning and evening

till the idol was in the home. Sweets called "modak" (steamed

dumplings filled with coconut, jaggery and nuts) were offered to

Ganesha (sorry don't know the significance of that one!). It really

was a lot of fun decorating Him with red cloth and hibiscus flowers.

In the evenings friends and relatives would visit to sing arati and

partake of the prasad. The songs we sang to Lord Ganesha were

usually in Marathi, the state language of Maharashtra, India. Now

thanks to Shree Maa and Swamijis teachings we have quite a repertoire

of mantras and chants with which to please Him!Soon we will be

celebrating the Fall Navaratri... what a wonderful blessing to pray

to the Lord who Removes all Obstacles just before that....so He can

remove all the obstacles that come in the way of our spiritual

sankalpas!Jai Ganesha....May He fill us all with more Devotion,

Determination and Discipline to worship!Namaste.RukShree Ganesh Ayee

Namah

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Namaste ALL, esp Ruk,Sometimes a posting is so inspiring that it makes

me wish that I could (for a day or so) be a mouse in the house of the

poster. The posting below is like that. I have read it over and

over, wondering in awe at all the details, which are so new to the

western person that I am. It's hard to communicate because of all

the unknowns. I want to say to Ruk, please post more so that I can

understand better. Post more so that I might get to know a bit of

what you know and unwittingly take for granted. The things that you

might consider everyday events and thoughts (maybe you don't think

they need mentioning), well, these things are stacks of new

information for the likes of me. In my mind, sharing knowledge is

one of the greatest gifts a person can bestow. It's teaching really.

And teaching is love in action. Namaste,Karen

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rmerani

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 12:51 PM

Another tradition in the worship of Lord Ganesha ..

Hi Lata & Parvati.. Thanks for the timely reminder of Ganesha

Chaturthi.And to all.... who have already started the celebration

with Japa of Om Gam Ganapataye Namah and the Atharvasirsyam,Brings

back wonderful memories of growing up with this tradition of

celebrating Lord Ganesha's birth anniversary starting on the 4th day

of Bhadrapad Shukla paksha of the Hindu calendar and ending on Anand

Chaudas (14th day of the paksha), after which both the community

idols and the idols from people's homes were taken to the sea or

nearest river or lake for visarjan (immersion) Idols were usually

immersed after 1 and a half, seven or ten days after

installation.Ganesha Puja was done twice a day, morning and evening

till the idol was in the home. Sweets called "modak" (steamed

dumplings filled with coconut, jaggery and nuts) were offered to

Ganesha (sorry don't know the significance of that one!). It really

was a lot of fun decorating Him with red cloth and hibiscus flowers.

In the evenings friends and relatives would visit to sing arati and

partake of the prasad. The songs we sang to Lord Ganesha were

usually in Marathi, the state language of Maharashtra, India. Now

thanks to Shree Maa and Swamijis teachings we have quite a repertoire

of mantras and chants with which to please Him!Soon we will be

celebrating the Fall Navaratri... what a wonderful blessing to pray

to the Lord who Removes all Obstacles just before that....so He can

remove all the obstacles that come in the way of our spiritual

sankalpas!Jai Ganesha....May He fill us all with more Devotion,

Determination and Discipline to worship!Namaste.Ruk