REL 2300-641 Mr. R.G. Watts Ganesha the Elephant God Our beliefs determine our thoughts and attitudes about life‚ which in turn direct our actions. By our actions‚ we create our destiny. For over 200 years western scholars have struggled to understand Hinduism a faith whose followers would arbitrarily worship one of 12 gods. A religion that is vastly diverse. I would like to touch on one of the deities that are worshiped by Hindu people. The most common is Ganesha remover of obstacles and God of
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Ganesha Chaturthi is an 11 daylong Hindu festival of Ganesha‚ who is widely worshipped as the god of wisdom‚ prosperity and good fortune. It is believed that he bestows his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival. Ganesh Chaturthi generally falls between 20 August and 22 September. Two to three months prior to Ganesh Chaturthi‚ artistic clay models of Lord Ganesha are made for selling purposes by especially skilled artisans. The size of these statues may vary from
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Vinayagar or Ganesha is best known as the God of new beginnings. This aspect of the God can be explained by the stories of his origins. The Padma Purana tells that Ganesha was the son of Shiva and Parvati and was born a perfect and normal child. At Parvati’s invitation‚ the other gods and goddesses came to see the new baby and to bestow their blessings upon him. Unfortunately‚ Parvati’s brother Sani had been cursed by his wife so that if he looked at anyone‚ that person was reduced to ashes. Parvati
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Today’s world pollution is a big concern and it poses serious threat to the human health and environment. With unprecedented expansion in population‚ the pollution in India has sky rocketed. The pollution in India shoots up abruptly due to various factors and the pollution due to festivals is also one among them. The practice of immersion of Ganesh idols after the Ganesh festival in various cities is causing severe water pollution which leads to the death of tonnes of fish and many aquatic creatures
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places and dedicate their prayers. Various families celebrate this festival by bringing small idols at their homes and worshiping it. There is pretty decoration‚ variety of food items‚ pumping energy and music and dance to celebrate the stay of Lord Ganesha. Every family‚ poor or rich‚ big or small is fascinated by the amount of devotion brought within them by the arrival of idols. Certain public groups come up with conceptualized sets and decoration to place gigantic idols and celebrate the festival
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celebrated by every hindu religious person by establishing a small idol of lord Ganesha in their homes and by offering prayers daily with their family and friends for 10 days. But during British rule‚ to encourage the fight for freedom among the people‚ one of the great Indian freedom fighter-Lokmanya Tilak used Ganesha Festival as a hidden way to gather people and to encourage them for the fight for freedom. After that‚ Ganesha festival became a big public event. Initially‚ it was celebrated only in the
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at the places where the effigies were first identified. These ‘Swayambhu’ effigies‚ now the sacred idols‚ are the famous "Ashta Vinayak." Ashtavinayaka literally means “eight Ganeshas” in Sanskrit. Everybody should visit the Ashtavinayak in Maharashtra at least once in a life time. There are eight temples dedicated to Ganesha‚ in Maharashtra related to various episodes from the puranas and other legends. According to Shastra‚ first you have to visit Moreshwar of Moregaon. Then visit Siddhatek‚
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Ganesha is India’s cutest god. He has the head of an elephant on which is perched a dainty tiara. Four podgy hands are joined to a sizeable belly with each hand holding its own symbolic object. One has a trishul‚ or a trident‚ the second‚ an ankush‚ or goad made from his very own broken tooth. The third hand elegantly holds a lotus. The fourth has a rosary (which is sometimes replaced by modaks‚ his favourite sweet) The devotees of Ganesha are known as ’Ganapatyas’‚ and the festival to celebrate
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respect at every festival and cultural event. Such products are widely purchased when the festival of lights is approaching‚ the legend saying that Ganesha and Laxmi gold idols should be bought. Ganesha is known to be the God that takes care of all things to run smoothly‚ eliminating obstructions and imparting wisdom. Many people choose to worship Ganesha by having religious idols in their temples or even in their homes‚ especially when they plan on starting new projects. The Internet is today the
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