Some mix milk, honey, jaggery, cashew, and flat rice together and offer as nivedyam.Īfter the offering, the Lord is shown the camphor deepam and the pooja is completed. After the prayers, the offering of kozhukkattai, also called modhakam and other items like payasam and vadai are offered to the Lord Vinayaka on the Chathurti day. It is special to sing the Vinayakar akaval by Avvaiyar and Kaariya Siddhi malai and will bring Vinayakas blessings.
Vinayaka is decorated with flowers and prayer songs chanted with devotion. If possible decorate the house with Maavilai thoranam [garland made out of mango leaves. Get up early in the morning, clean the house and finish your bath. He is called the first and foremost God in the Indian mythology. He is a God that comes to your immediate rescue, when you call on him with sincerity. Vinayaka is a simple God that is found in every street corner. Vinayaka Chathurti is a vratham that is a celebration. Ganesha’s elephant head is symbolic of strength and the balance between knowledge and action, his large belly symbolises generosity and acceptance, his single tusk and small eyes represent one-pointedness and his upraised hand is symbolic of protection.Setting up Pandals, street processions and idol immersion This is also why Lord Ganesha is called Vakratunda and Gajanand. The devas could only locate a dead elephant with its head pointing to the north and took its head to Lord Shiva, who put it on Lord Ganesha's neck. Shiva asked the devas to look for a deceased individual who lies still facing North. Goddess Parvati told Lord Shiva that Ganesha was their child and asked for his life.
An enraged Lord Shiva chopped off his head to gain entry. The naive Lord Ganesha, dedicatedly watching over his mother, denied entry even to Lord Shiva. The legend associated with his birth says that Goddess Parvati created Lord Ganesha from sand to keep guard while she bathed. Legend of Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
Devotees bid him farewell by requesting him to return sooner the next year (Hindi: Ganpati Bappa Moriya, Agle Baras Tu Jaldi Aa). It is believed that every year, for a period of 10 days, Lord Ganesha descends from Mount Kailasha to fulfill his worshippers’ desires and returns to his parents, Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva on the final day. On the tenth day, Ganpati idols are carried in processions with music and bhajans to be immersed in the sea or nearby water bodies. Devotees chant the mantra of 'Ganpati Bappa Moriya' during the 10-day long festivities. Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations are done on a large scale in Maharashtra. As per the Gregorian calendar, the day usually falls in August or September. Ganesh Chaturthi, dedicated to Pratham Pujya Lord Ganesha, begins on the fourth day (chaturthi) of the Shukla Paksha in Bhadrapada month and goes on for 10 days. Importance of Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi The idols are set up (sthapna) at pandals or homes, where Ganesh Chaturthi puja is done. At the end of the 10-day festival, devotees carry out a procession with fanfare to immerse idols of Lord Ganesha. The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, which marks the birth of Lord Ganesha, is celebrated throughout India with enthusiasm. While a fast for Vinayaka Chaturthi is observed every month, the most important Vinayak Chaturthi falls in the month of Bhadrapada, and is known as Ganesha Chaturthi.
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