Ganpati Puja

Celebrating the Joyous Festival of Ganesh Chaturthi with puja and Devotion"

Ganpati puja, also known as Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhadrapada, which falls between August and September in the Gregorian calendar. The festival is celebrated for a period of ten days, with the biggest celebrations taking place on the final day called Anant Chaturdashi. During the festival, devotees install idols of Lord Ganesha in their homes and in public pandals and perform aarti, sing bhajans and offer prasad. The festival is particularly popular in the Indian state of Maharashtra, where it is celebrated with great enthusiasm and grandeur. On the final day of the festival, the idols are taken in procession and immersed in a body of water, symbolising the departure of Lord Ganesha from his temporary abode on Earth.

The rituals of Ganpati puja 

Ganpati puja is a ritualistic celebration that involves various customs and traditions. Some of the most common rituals performed during Ganpati puja:

1. Ganpati Sthapana: This is the installation of Lord Ganesha's idol, which is usually made of clay or metal and done with great care and devotion.
2. Pran Pratishtha: This is the act of invoking the presence of Lord Ganesha into the idol. 
3. Shodashopachara puja: This is a sixteen-step ritual and each step of the ritual is accompanied by the chanting of mantras and other sacred texts.
4. Ganpati Aarti: This is a devotional song that is sung in praise of Lord Ganesha.
5. Visarjan: This is the immersion of the idol in a body of water, this is accompanied by the chanting of mantras and the singing of devotional songs.