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Answer 1

How to celebrate the great Ganesha festival
A life-like clay model of Lord Ganesha is made 2-3 months prior to the day of Ganesh Chaturthi. The size of this idol may vary from 3/4th of an inch to over 25 feet.
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 priest, usually clad in red silk dhoti and shawl, then invokes life into the idol amidst the chanting of mantras. This ritual is the pranapratishhtha. After this the shhodashopachara (16 ways of paying tribute) follows. Coconut, jaggery, 21 modakas (rice flour preparation), 21 durva (trefoil) blades and red flowers are offered. The idol is anointed with red unguent (rakta chandan). Throughout the ceremony, Vedic hymns from the Rig Veda and Ganapati Atharva Shirsha Upanishad, and Ganesha stotra from the Narada Purana are chanted.

For 10 days, from Bhadrapad Shudh Chaturthi to the Ananta Chaturdashi, Ganesha is worshipped. 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.

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.

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On the Ganesh Chaturthi day, meditate on the stories connected with Lord Ganesha early in the morning, during the Brahmamuhurta period. Then, after taking a bath, go to the temple and do the prayers of Lord Ganesha. Offer Him some coconut and sweet pudding. Pray with faith and devotion that He may remove all the obstacles that you experience on the spiritual path. Worship Him at home, too. You can get the assistance of a pundit. Have an image of Lord Ganesha in your
house. Feel His Presence in it.

Don’t forget not to look at the moon on that day; remember that it behaved unbecomingly towards the Lord. This really means avoid the company of all those who have no faith in God, and who deride God, your Guru and religion, from this very day.

Take fresh spiritual resolves and pray to Lord Ganesha for inner spiritual strength to attain success in all your undertakings.

May the blessings of Sri Ganesha be upon you all! May He remove all the obstacles that stand in your spiritual path! May He bestow on you all material prosperity as well as liberation!



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SALUTATIONS to Lord Ganesha who is Brahman Himself, who is the Supreme Lord, who is the energy of Lord Shiva, who is the source of all bliss, and who is the bestower of all virtuous qualities and success in all undertakings.

Mushikavaahana modaka hastha,
Chaamara karna vilambitha sutra,
Vaamana rupa maheshwara putra,
Vighna vinaayaka paada namasthe

MEANING: "O Lord Vinayaka! the remover of all obstacles, the son of Lord Shiva, with a form which is very short, with mouse as Thy vehicle, with sweet pudding in hand, with wide ears and long hanging trunk, I prostrate at Thy lotus-like Feet!"

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.

Clay figures of the Deity are made and after being worshipped for two days, or in some cases ten days, they are thrown into water.

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.

Without the Grace of Sri Ganesha and His help nothing whatsoever can be achieved. No action can be undertaken without His support, Grace or blessing.

In his first lesson in the alphabet a Maharashtrian child is initiated into the Mantra of Lord Ganesha, Om Sri Ganeshaya Namah. Only then is the alphabet taught.

The following are some of the common Names of Lord Ganesha: Dhoomraketu, Sumukha, Ekadantha, Gajakarnaka, Lambodara, Vignaraja, Ganadhyaksha, Phalachandra, Gajanana, Vinayaka, Vakratunda, Siddhivinayaka, Surpakarna, Heramba, Skandapurvaja, Kapila and Vigneshwara. He is also known by many as Maha-Ganapathi.

His Mantra is Om Gung Ganapathaye Namah. Spiritual aspirants who worship Ganesha as their tutelary Deity repeat this Mantra or Om Sri Ganeshaya Namah.

The devotees of Ganesha also do Japa of the Ganesha Gayatri Mantra. This is as follows.

Tat purushaaya vidmahe
Vakratundaaya dheemahi
Tanno dhanti prachodayaat.

Lord Ganesha is an embodiment of wisdom and bliss. He is the Lord of Brahmacharins. He is foremost amongst the celibates.

He has as his vehicle a small mouse. He is the presiding Deity of the Muladhara Chakra, the psychic centre in the body in which the Kundalini Shakti resides.

He is the Lord who removes all obstacles on the path of the spiritual aspirant, and bestows upon him worldly as well as spiritual success. Hence He is called Vigna Vinayaka. His Bija Akshara (root syllable) is Gung, pronounced to rhyme with the English word "sung". He is the Lord of harmony and peace.

Lord Ganesha represents Om or the Pranava, which is the chief Mantra among the Hindus. Nothing can be done without uttering it. This explains the practice of invoking Ganesha before beginning any rite or undertaking any project. His two feet represent the power of knowledge and the power of action. The elephant head is significant in that it is the only figure in nature that has the form of the symbol for Om.

The significance of riding on a mouse is the complete conquest over egoism. The holding of the ankusha represents His rulership of the world. It is the emblem of divine Royalty.

Ganesha is the first God. Riding on a mouse, one of nature's smallest creatures and having the head of an elephant, the biggest of all animals, denotes that Ganesha is the creator of all creatures. Elephants are very wise animals; this indicates that Lord Ganesha is an embodiment of wisdom. It also denotes the process of evolution--the mouse gradually evolves into an elephant and finally becomes a man. This is why Ganesha has a human body, an elephant's head and a mouse as His vehicle. This is the symbolic philosophy of His form.

He is the Lord of Ganas or groups, for instance groups of elements, groups of senses, etc. He is the head of the followers of Shiva or the celestial servants of Lord Shiva.

The Vaishnavas also worship Lord Ganesha. They have given Him the name of Tumbikkai Alwar which means the divinity with the proboscis (the elephant's trunk).

Lord Ganesha's two powers are the Kundalini and the Vallabha or power of love.

He is very fond of sweet pudding or balls of rice flour with a sweet core. On one of His birthdays He was going around house to house accepting the offerings of sweet puddings. Having eaten a good number of these, He set out moving on His mouse at night. Suddenly the mouse stumbled--it had seen a snake and became frightened--with the result that Ganesha fell down. His stomach burst open and all the sweet puddings came out. But Ganesha stuffed them back into His stomach and, catching hold of the snake, tied it around His belly.

Seeing all this, the moon in the sky had a hearty laugh. This unseemly behaviour of the moon annoyed Him immensely and so he pulled out one of His tusks and hurled it against the moon, and cursed that no one should look at the moon on the Ganesh Chaturthi day. If anyone does, he will surely earn a bad name, censure or ill-repute. However, if by mistake someone does happen to look at the moon on this day, then the only way he can be freed from the curse is by repeating or listening to the story of how Lord Krishna cleared His character regarding the Syamantaka jewel. This story is quoted in the Srimad Bhagavatam. Lord Ganesha was pleased to ordain thus. Glory to Lord Ganesha! How kind and merciful He is unto His devotees!

Ganesha and His brother Lord Subramanya once had a dispute as to who was the elder of the two. The matter was referred to Lord Shiva for final decision. Shiva decided that whoever would make a tour of the whole world and come back first to the starting point had the right to be the elder. Subramanya flew off at once on his vehicle, the peacock, to make a circuit of the world. But the wise Ganesha went, in loving worshipfulness, around His divine parents and asked for the prize of His victory.

Lord Shiva said, "Beloved and wise Ganesha! But how can I give you the prize; you did not go around the world?"

Ganesha replied, "No, but I have gone around my parents. My parents represent the entire manifested universe!"

Thus the dispute was settled in favour of Lord Ganesha, who was thereafter acknowledged as the elder of the two brothers. Mother Parvati also gave Him a fruit as a prize for this victory.

In the Ganapathi Upanishad, Ganesha is identified with the Supreme Self. The legends that are connected with Lord Ganesha are recorded in the Ganesha Khanda of the Brahma Vivartha Purana.

On the Ganesh Chaturthi day, meditate on the stories connected with Lord Ganesha early in the morning, during the Brahmamuhurta period. Then, after taking a bath, go to the temple and do the prayers of Lord Ganesha. Offer Him some coconut and sweet pudding. Pray with faith and devotion that He may remove all the obstacles that you experience on the spiritual path. Worship Him at home, too. You can get the assistance of a pundit. Have an image of Lord Ganesha in your house. Feel His Presence in it.

Don't forget not to look at the moon on that day; remember that it behaved unbecomingly towards the Lord. This really means avoid the company of all those who have no faith in God, and who deride God, your Guru and religion, from this very day.

Take fresh spiritual resolves and pray to Lord Ganesha for inner spiritual strength to attain success in all your undertakings.

May the blessings of Sri Ganesha be upon you all! May He remove all the obstacles that stand in your spiritual path! May He bestow on you all material prosperity as well as liberation!

Answer 2

Its not stupid. Ganesh is the God of the hindus who celebrate it with great excitement and enthsiasm for 10 days. Lord Ganesh is the son of Parvati And Shiv. Once when she was bathing she kept her son as her guard. Lord Shiv came and when Ganesh would not let him through, he cut of Ganesh's head .Parvati started crying and told him to get the first head tht he sees and to put it on Ganesh, Shiv found an elephant so he cut his head and put it on Ganesh.

Answer 3

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on the birthday of Lord Ganesh (Ganesha), the god of wisdom and prosperity on the fourth day of the moons bright fortnight, or period from new moon in the lunar month of Bhadrapada. The celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi continue for five, seven, or ten days. Some even stretch it to twenty one days, but ten the most popularly celebrated. In the tradition of the right hand path the first day is the most important. In the left hand path tradition the final day is most important.

Ganesha is the god of wisdom and prosperity and is invoked before the beginning of any auspicious work by the Hindus. It is believed that for the fulfillment of one's desires, his blessing is absolutely necessary. According to the mythology, he is the son of Shiva and Parvati, brother of Kartikeya - the general of the gods, Lakshmi - the goddess of wealth and Saraswati-the goddess of learning. There are numerous stories in Hindu mythology, associated with the birth of this elephant-headed god, whose vehicle is the Mooshak or rat and who loves Modaks (droplet shaped Indian sweet).

Answer 4

Ganesh Chaturthi 2014 / Ganesha Puja 2014



Ganesh Chaturthi 2014



The date of Ganesha Chaturthi falls on the fourth day once the new phase of the moon within the Hindu month of Hindu calendar month. This can be August or Sep annually. It's usually celebrated for 10-11 days, with the most important spectacle going down on the crack of doom known as Ananta Chaturdasi.
In 2014, Ganesha Chaturthi is on August twenty nine (Ananta Chaturdasi on Sep 8).



Ganesh Chaturthi is well known as birth day of remembrance of Lord Ganesha. On Ganesha Chaturthi, Lord Ganesha is idolized because the god of knowledge, prosperity and destiny. It’s believed that Lord Ganesha was born throughout Shukla Paksha of Hindu calendar month. Presently Ganesha Chaturthi day falls in month of August or September in English calendar.




Ganesha Puja 2014

The Ganeshotsav, the diversion of Ganesha Chaturthi, ends once ten days on Anant Chaturdashi that is additionally referred to as Ganesha Visarjan event. Resting on Anant Chaturdashi, devotees engross idol of Lord Ganesha in water body once a gala street procession.


Ganesh Puja is most popular throughout Madhyahana because it is believed that Lord Ganesha was born throughout Madhyahana Kaal. Madhyahana Kaal is such as noontide in line with Hindu division of the day.




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It is believed that one mustn't sight the moon Ganesha Chaturthi. Observance the moon Ganesha Chaturthi creates Mithya Dosham or Mithya Kalank which implies false accusation of stealing one thing. Betting on begin and finish time of Chaturthi Tithi, observance of the moon may well be prohibited for 2 consecutive days. in line with DrikPanchang.com rules, Moon mustn't be sighted whereas Chaturthi Tithi is prevailing. Further, Moon up throughout Chaturthi mustn't be sighted though Chaturthi Tithi gets over before moonset.



Ganesh Chaturthi is additionally referred to as Vinayaka Chaturthi and Ganesha Chauth.
The idol of Ganesha is put in at homes and temples and idolized for 10 days. The homes are clean up before the idol of Ganesha is put in. The idol is brought home with face lined with a saffron material amidst vocalizing of shlokas.
Ganesh Visarjan is that the end result of the Ganesha Chaturthi competition that celebrates the birthday of elephant-headed god Ganesha. Thousands of processions converge on Mumbai's beaches like Chowpatty & Dadar to immerse holy idols within the ocean, amid drum beats, pious songs and salutation.



Ganesh Pooja
While celebrated everywhere Republic of India, it's most elaborate in western and southern Republic of India. Outside Republic of India, it's celebrated wide in Nepal and by Hindus within the us, North American country and land.


The Ganesha Chaturthi 2014 Puja Muhurut to bring the Vigraha / Idol house is throughout the Shubh, Labh or Amrit Choghadiya. If you plan to bring Ganpati Islamic Community in some unspecified time in the future before i.e. on the twenty eighth August 2014, the Labh time is between12:40 and 14:13 and also the Amrit time is 14:13 and 15:46. Ganpati Islamic Community also can be brought home (Avahana or Welcome) throughout the Shubh time that is between 17:20 and 18:53. Please note these Timings are as per panchang of conurbation, India.




The Ganesha Staphna (installation of the Idol) on Ganesha Chaturthi day, i.e. on twenty ninth August 2014 is done Amrit between 09:33 and 11:06 or Shubh Time i.e. between 12:39 and 14:13. Ganesha Pooja is most popular throughout Madhyanhana on Ganesha Chaturthi because it is believed that Lord Ganesha was born throughout Madhyahana Kaal that is between 12:39 and 14:13. The Muhurut time nominal on top of is that the best Muhurut to perform the Ganesha Puja and to perform any work.




Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is well known with nice devotion everywhere Republic of India. folks bring home Idols of Lord Ganesha and celebrate the competition by attend the Lord in a very special means for on a daily basis and a [*fr1], 5 days, seven days or eleven days betting on the family tradition and commitment of every individual.
On the crack of doom of worship the idol is taken get in a vibrant and musical procession to be immersed historically at a beach.




This is one amongst the foremost fashionable festivals within the Country. There are many reasons for this. Ganpati is in any case a well-liked God. His blessings are invoked at the most non secular ceremonies as he's the one UN agency will take away all obstacles to success. He the giver of fortune and might facilitate to avoid natural calamities.



Ganpati, the god of knowledge and also the benevolent divinity of the kinsfolk of Peshwas UN agency dominated geographical area inculcating a special culture within the state. Ganpati is that the herald of auspicious beginnings and is that the beloved divinity of all.




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Wish you a cheerful and a Blessed Ganesha Chaturthi 2014!



Ganpati Bappa Morya,

Mangal Murti Morya!!

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