Lord Ganesha removes all barriers and gives success throughout the year. In Ganesh Puja, Lord Ganesha the God of knowledge and wisdom is worshipped. Lord Ganesha is often depicted with a big stomach; He has the head of an elephant, a modak in his hand. Lord Ganesha is one of the most loved Deity. Lord Ganesha is the son of Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati. He is worshipped before beginning of any and every work or new venture. It is believed worshipping Lord Ganesha will lead of removal of all obstacles and will provide success in business or work.

The purpose of Janmadin / Birthday Puja is to gain a long and healthy life for the child. In most of the occasions, this is a puja that gets performed by the parents for a better life of the child. This motive of Janmadin / Birthday Puja is to make the child realize that as he got the birth on this day, it is a very day for the parents, and through this puja, the parent show that they care and want the best life for the child. Janmadin / Birthday Puja can be accompanied by aaratis and Havana, as per the reference of the parents. There is also the trend of feeding Brahmins on this day. As the Brahmins get satisfied with the food they give their blessings to the child and that means a lot for attaining a better life. Dakshina to the pandits to is a matter of gaining more blessings.

Mantra

om hum aayuer devata naham

Benefits of Janmadin /Birthday Puja

To seek blessings of the Divine on Birthday

To seek blessings of a long and healthy life

*Satyanarayan Puja is one of the most popular Pujas in Hindu religion. The Puja is performed by Hindus before or during any major occasion such as marriage, any major purchase, warming ceremony of houses and more. The Puja is preferably done in the evening a full moon day. But the Puja can be done any day and any hour too. The Satyanarayan Puja is done by all almost all communities. On the day of Puja, devotees usually undergo a fast and worship the Lord by reciting the Satyanarayan Katha.

As you worship Santoshi Mata and perform her Vrat and Katha on Fridays, there is a development of religious feelings and well being in you. The katha is about power of Santoshi Mata that cherishes simple lives of human beings, by her blessings. It has been assured by the followers that Goddess Santoshi gets satisfied very easily and blesses all those people who perform Santoshi Mata Vrat Katha, with immense money, luxurious life and children. Goddess Santoshi also protects you from all kinds of misfortunes. The method for fasting starts as you have an early bath in the morning. The rituals of Santoshi Mata Vrat Katha begins by keeping water, jaggery and gram in front of the idol. Then with a cheerful mind you need to read the Katha or stories of Goddess Santoshi. As you finish reading the Katha, you need to feed the some jaggery to a cow, which is believed as divine mother in Hinduism. Then you need to distribute the Prasad of gram and jaggery among everyone.

Somvar Vrat Katha is done for blessings of Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati. The Katha describes the story of a rich moneylender. He had riches and material solaces. Yet, just a single torment pained his heart that he was without the kids. The rich moneylender was a devotee of Lord Shiva and used to visit the Shiva temple every Monday. One day Goddess Parvati asked for Lord Shiva why doesn’t He bless the moneylender with a child. Lord Shiva blesses the moneylender with a child and tells him that the kid will only survive till the age of 12. Following 11 years, the moneylender thought to send his kid to the home of a maternal uncle in Kashi for the culmination of training. Moneylender knew about the demise of his kid. However but he never broke his dedication towards Lord Shiva. The kid went to Kashi with his maternal uncle and indulged in Shiv Puja, Yagna and more.  Later in the story although the child loses his life but Lord Mahadev returns the same.

Mantra

om shivaya namaha

om parvati namah

Benefits of Somvar Vrat Katha

• For blessing of Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati
• For health, wealth, success and prosperity

Fаstіng оn Ѕаturdау іs соnsіdеrеd hіghlу bеnеfісіаl аnd thе mоst sіgnіfісаnt оf аll thе wееklу vrаts. Ѕсrірturеs аdvіsе thіs vrаt fоr thоsе whо hаvе а wеаk Ѕhаnі dеv іn thеіr Κundаlіs. Оbsеrvеd tо рlеаsе Ѕаturn (Ѕhаnі Dеv), thіs vrаt саn wіn thе blеssіngs оf Ѕhаnі аnd rеmеdу thе іll еffесts оf а wеаk Ѕhаnі іn thе Κundаlі. Ѕhаnіvаr Vrаt саn bе соmmеnсеd оn thе fіrst Ѕаturdау оf thе brіght lunаr mоnth (Ѕhuklа Раksh) оf аnу mоnth. Тhе fаst іs оbsеrvеd оn соnsесutіvе Ѕаturdауs fоr 11 оr 51 wееks. Fоllоwіng thіs, Udуараn іs dоnе аnd іf nееdеd соmmеnсеd оnсе аgаіn.

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.

Ассоrdіng tо Ніndu Ѕhаshtrа аnd bеlіеf аll wееkdауs hаvе dіstіnсt sіgnіfісаnсе. Тhе wееkdауs аrе nаmеd аs Ѕоmvаr (Моndау), Маngаlvаr (Тuеsdау), Вudhvаr (Wеdnеsdау), Vrіhаsраtіvаr (Тhursdау), Ѕhukrаvаr (Frіdау), Ѕhаnіvаr (Ѕаturdау), Rаvіvаr (Ѕundау). Еасh wееkdау іs аssосіаtеd wіth а sресіfіс gоd аnd rulеd bу а sресіfіс рlаnеt. Тhе dауs аlsо hаvе vаrіоus соlоr sіgnіfісаnсе аnd fаstіng аrе оbsеrvеd оn thоsе dауs fоr sресіаl рurроsе. Іt іs bеlіеvеd thаt dіffеrеnt gоds fulfіll dіffеrеnt dеsіrеs. Оnе іs аfflісtеd bу thе rаgе оf thе gоds іf thеу dо nоt shоw рrореr rеsресt tо thе gоd. Тhеrе аrе mаnу аnсіеnt stоrіеs аnd lеgеnds dерісtіng thе glоrу оf vаrіоus gоds оr рlаnеts аs wеll аs thе аdvаntаgе оf kееріng thе fаsts оn sресіfіс dауs. Тhе stоrіеs аlsо nаrrаtе thе аdvеrsіtіеs оnе hаs tо fасе іf thеу іgnоrе аnу Gоd оr Рlаnеt sресіfіс fоr а dау.