Festivals - Ganesh Jayanti

GANESH JAYANTI

 

On September 11th 2010, we will be celebrating Ganesh Jayanti.

For the period of the Ganesh Utsav, or the Ganesh Festival you can fast, observe vrat and conduct the following rituals to win the favour and blessings of lord Ganesh.
 
Ganesh Arghya Ganesh Dhaar.
A full lotaa of cows milk, with white rice, doob grass, yellow flowers and hardi. Offer the lota and the contents slowly at the base of the jhandi or on the Shiva Lingam chanting OM GAM GANAPATAYE NAMAHA.
 
Ganesh Jaap.
using the jaap malaa of 108  beads chant OM GAM GANAPATAYE NAMAHA 108 times using the thumb and middle finger sitting in padma assan, or flat with the legs crossed.
 
Ganesh Homa (Hawan)
using ghee, googool, rice, sugar, black till and samagree offer into the fire chanting OM SHREE MAHAA GANAPATAYE NAMAHA  AND END WITH SWAHAA.
 
GANAPATI LAGHU POOJA (SIMPLE GANESH POOJA)
 
USING THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS
MURTI OF GANESH JI
LOTAA OF WATER
FLOWERS/ MALAA
CHANDAN
INSENCE
ESSENCE
AARTI
 
FOLLOW THE SIMPLE STEPS
1. BATHE THE MURTI OF gANESH JI WITH THE LOTAA OF WATER USING THE MANGO LEAF. OM SHREE MAHA GANAPATAYE NAMAHA, PAADYAM SAMARPYAAMI.
 
2. OFFER RICE AND FLOWERS AT THE FEET OF GANESH JI OM SHREE MAHAGANAPATAYE NAMAHA PUSHPA AKSHATAM SAMARPYAAMI.
 
3. OFFER CHANDAN, OM SHREE MAHAGAPATAYE NAMAHA CHANDANAM SAMARPYAAMI.
 
4.OFFER INSENCE,  OM SHREE MAHA GANAPATAYE NAMAHA DOOPAM SAMARPYAAMI.
 
5,OFFER ESSENCE OM SHREE MAHAGANAPATAYE NAMAHA GANDAM SAMARPYAAMI.
 
CONCLUDE WITH AARTI AND BHAJANS WITH.

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