Ganesh is the God of wisdom who removes obstacles from one’s path. He is worshipped for siddhi, success in undertakings, and buddhi, intelligence. He is worshipped before any venture is started. He is also the God of education, knowledge and wisdom, literature, and the fine arts. Lord Ganesha has all the five elements under His control. He is the embodiment of all potencies. He has no superior above Him. He is the Pranava Swarupa (embodiment of Aum). Hence, the first prayer is always addressed to Him.

According to the Hindu religion, every month’s Ekadashi date is worshiped Lord Vishnu.  It occurs on the 11th day of every fortnight in the Hindu Lunar Calendar, Ekadashi is celebrated on this day. For Vaishnava society and Hindu religion Ekadashi vrat is considered important and virtuous. According to Naradpuran, the vow of Ekadashi is very dear to Lord Vishnu. The way Chaturthi is worshiped Lord Ganesha, Triodshi, Lord Shiva, Panchami, Lakshmi ji, in the same way, on the Ekadashi date, Lord Hari Vishnu ji is worshiped. After fasting all day, worshiping Lord Vishnu on the night should be worshiped with reverence. After this, on the day of Dvashashi, after bathing, after consuming Lord Vishnu, the Pandit should take food after eating food.   On this day, only one meal is consumed by the devotees in the whole day in which salt is avoided. Main reason of this vrat is to get indulged in the service of God and chant prayers. Eating grains is prohibited on Ekadashi day.

Mantra

om namo bhagavate vasudevaya

Benefits:

As per puranas, this homam blesses with:

• Removal of obstacles.
• For success in work/ business.
• Fulfilment of desires.
• For knowledge & concentration.
• To control the malefics of planet Ketu.

Yagna service includes: Pujan & Sthapana (installation) of Ganesh, Navgraha, Shiva, Invocation mantras, Ganesh Havan, Arti.

Maa Durga is the warrior Goddess worshipped for power and confidence. For Her devotees She is Mother of the Universe or the Adi Shakti. Goddess Durga was formed by combining the power of all Gods. Thus in Her most powerful form, she is depicted having eighteen arms representing the union of the powers of all the gods and carrying the 18 weapons, immemorial symbols of their qualities and their power. One of the best ways to worshiping Goddess Durga is through reciting Durga Sahasranamam or 1000 names of Maa Durga.

Mantra

Om Aing Hreeng Kleeng Chamundaye Vichche

Benefits:

• For good health, wealth, success and prosperity
• For supreme protection and various siddhis

Chanting of the holy verses or slokas of Chandrasekhara Ashtakam refers to the powerful transformation in a person, over all kinds of fear, especially the fear of Death. You can recite these chants everyday or Monday in particular. The slokas of Chandrashekara Ashtakam were written by Hindu Sage Markandeya. All the chants are for Chandrashekara that is Lord Shiva, who has the authority over our death. The power of Chandrasekhara Ashtakam are very much about winning over death and all those worries that leads a person to death like status. Unlike all the other pujas, Chandrasekhara Ashtakam is meant to heal your inner spirit. As you praise Lord Shiva, you start feeling his power inside and it is this eternal power that leads you to the ultimate truth and happiness of life. As you praise Lord Shiva, you get his blessings and that is the spiritual strength of Chandrasekhara Ashtakam

Budhvar Vrata is observed on Wednesdays for 21 consecutive Wednesdays by wearing green clothes and fasting during day time. In olden days travelling on Wednesdays was considered inauspicious. One day after marriage, a young man went to bring his wife to his home from his in-laws place. Despite of cautioning, he travels on a Wednesday. On the way, he sees another replica of him who confuses his wife. Later the second person takes the form of Lord Budha. From then onwards the couple observe Budhvar Vrata, and travelled safe on Wednesdays too.

Lord Shiva is a powerful god and is considered as a destroyer of the world. Siva Mahima stotra was first sung by Gandhrva named “Pushpadanta”. Pushpdanta stole flowers from a palatial garden of king Chitraratha. As a result, the king could not perform puja. Fed up with this act of Gandharva, The king placed Bilva Patras on the floor. Unaware of this, Pushpadant stepped on these holy Bilva Patras and became a victim of Lord Shiva’s anger and lost his divine power of being invisible. To pacify Lord Shiva, Pushpadanta sang stotras, which are known as Shiva Mahima stotras.

Nani bai ro mayro is a story in Rajasthan dated 1411-1481 where this girl named Nani bai is married, but her family cannot afford the mayra(a tradition of giving gifts to  all the family members at in-laws place), and she has to face big scoffs. She was a great devotee of Lord Krishna, and worshipped and prayed to him honestly to solve her problems. Lord Krishna disguised as a human, comes to Earth and gives myra to her in-laws, thus resolving all her problems. Lord Krishna’s leela Bhajan is sung in his praise.

Mangalvar vrat or Puja is performed on a Tuesday for the worship of Lord Hanuman, who is a great devotee of Sri Rama.  This puja is performed with a strict fasting on that day. Lord Hanuman is worshipped with fruits and sweets. Hanuman chalisa is recited. If it is a puja it is done on any Tuesday. If it is performed as a Vrata it is performed for twenty-one weeks on every Tuesday.

Ganesh Chaturthi will begin on Tuesday, September 19 this year.  Ganesh Visarjan 2023 will fall on Thursday, September 28, 2023. In 2023, on September 19, Ganpati will come. Before we begin any work or auspicious, we worship Lord Ganesha. According to our Hindu Mythology, Lord Ganesh is the king of all vighnas. By worshipping Ganesha, all the vignas or obstacles will be removed and whatever the event or work will be successful. A new Ganesh idol is brought and pratishtapana is done. After that avahana is done. Ganesh is worshipped with sixteen rituals which are called Shodashopachara Puja. Deep prajwalan and sankalpa are done before starting the puja. Aarthi and prasad are given during puja.

Ganesh Chaturthi Mantra

Om Gum Ganapataye Namaha

Ganesh Chaturthi Benefits

• This puja removes all the hurdles in life
• This puja helps you to achieve your goals
• This puja helps brings happiness into your lives
• This puja is the first puja to be performed before starting anything