Ganesh Chathurthi

Ganapati Sholka

Vakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samaprabha
Nirvighne kuru me deva sarva karaye shu sarvada

I Prepared Ganesh Idol with the Clay .

Wishing you All a Very Happy Ganesh Chathurthi .

after the Ganesh idol is bought, it is ceremoniously installed by the head of the house hold in the "home mandir" or "Pooja Ghaar" - temple. The home temple is cleaned, and "rangoli" decorations are done. The various rituals that take place are the ceremonious decoration of the idol with ornaments, flowers and lights, chanting of the sanskrit verses, and the offering of a special prasad. A twenty-one "Modak" prasad - a type of Indian sweet -is offered during this pooja.

"Puja" and "aarti" are performed every morning and evening using usually red flowers like the red hibiscus, or any other red flower, rice, supari - betel nuts and leaves, haldi- turmeric, kumkum - red powder, milk, incense and oil lamps. Most people rush home from work to take part in the festivities and gather around the brightly-lit Ganesha. Everyone joins in to sing the "bhajans" - hymns. Everyone present is given a few flowers and rice in their hands. These are later showered on Ganesh. The most common offerings of prasad to Ganapati are modaks, pedhas and coconut. The prasad can be bought from the local sweet stores all over town. The blessed offerings or prasad are then distributed amongst the devotees.
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