This year 2015 September 17 we all celebrate Vinayaka Chaturthi also called Ganesh Chaturthi with great fervour. Lord Ganesha is the remover of all obstacles in ones life. We @ denews.in on behalf of all Indians pray to you for your blessings and your support all the time to save us from all dangers lurking each second all over India. There are many internal enemies than external who obstruct to India's growth and destroy the beauty of Mother India. They are in the form of corrupt politicians, bureaucrats, godmen, godwoman, rapists, murderers and many more such people. Dear Lord Ganesha please save India from all these Anti-National elements.
Om Ganeshaya Namaha . Dear Lord Vinayaka ..Please fulfill our wishes and protect India
1. Oh Lord Ganesha!, If you are the remover of obstacles, there are some people called politicians in India who plant obstacles midway for every citizen in India. We pray to you to change the mindsets of these ignorant politicians who do not care for the welfare of the people of India.
2. We pray to you to remove all obstacles in the way of our Indian Military Brave Hearts who work day and night to safe guard our country against all enemies.
3. Dear Ganesha there is a increasing number of divide between the rich and the poor in India. The rich people are given more opportunities either in jobs sector or sports. The rich manage to perform any task easily by bribing. The poor people are left helpless. We pray to you to kindly bridge the gap between the rich and the poor people and bless the poor people with all the strength and courage in this world
4. Recently two small kids suffering from the deadly dengue disease who had a lot of future died due to negligence of the Hospital Authorities in Delhi. The parents of the children were not allowed to admit their ill child in the hospital and were referred to another hospital and in this process the child died midway. The parents jumped to death from the top of a building unable to bear the loss of their beloved child. Such is the plight of poor people and the arrogance of the rich people in India dear Lord Ganesha. Please change the mindsets of every corrupt, negligent person in India.
5. Corruption in India is mounting day by day and the people who dare to unearth corruption (Whistle blowers) are killed very easily. This is a major setback in India. Oh Lord Ganesha please protect all good people who try help make India a corrupt free country. Dear Ganeha, similarly is the case with violence against women in India, though there are many laws which protect women, no women in India is safe and there are an increase in the number of rapes and violence against women in India.
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi Perform All Puja /Poojas / Slokas / Celebrations
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.
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
The Puja
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)
Now Ganesha is installed in the idol and one can perform arati and light the lamps. Some people perform the shhodashopachara, which are 16 forms of paying tribute to Ganesha. (This ritual is usually performed by the priests, you can skip this.)
Offer 21 blades of Druva Grass.
Offer 21 modakas
Offer red flowers
Apply a tilak using red Sandalwood paste.
Break the coconut or just keep it along with the idol. You can also keep fried grains. (The food of the rat – the vehicle of Ganesha).
You can also recite the 108 salutations dedicated to Lord Ganesha or read the Ganesha Upanishad or just simply pray.
The number 21 signifies - the five organs of perception, five organs of action, five vital airs (pranas), five elements, and the mind.
While performing Ganesha Puja at home, you can always be flexible. The strict rituals are meant for Vedic priests. All you need to be careful is to perform the pujas with a clean body and clean mind.
What is more important is devotion not the ritual.
Try to be simple. Concentrate on your prayers not on decoration and other ritualistic details.