Om Sai - Shri Ganesh Utsav 29th August to 8th September, 2014 - Baba Malik! Vakratunda Mahakaya, Suryakoti Samaprabha ! Nirvighnam Kuru mey deva, Sarva Karyeshu Sarvada !! Om Sai Ram, Dear Sai Devotees, By Babas grace Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Association of London invites you all to join the celebrations of Shri Ganesh Utsav 2014 starting 29th August. Ganesh Chaturthi - Celebrations, rituals & tradition: The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon). Ganesh Chaturthi starts with the installation of Ganesh idol. The priest, usually clad in red or white dhoti and uttariyam (Shawl), then symbolically invokes life into the idol by chanting mantras. This ritual is the Pranapratishhtha. After this the ritual called as Shhodashopachara (16 ways of paying tribute) follows. Coconut, jaggery, 21 modakas, 21 durva (trefoil) blades of grass and red flowers are offered. His Swaroop is then anointed with red unguent, typically made of kumkum and sandalwood paste. Throughout the ceremony, Vedic hymns from the Rig Veda, the Ganapati Atharva Shirsha Upanishad, and the Ganesha stotra from the Narada Purana are chanted. Ganesha is worshiped for 10 days from Bhadrapada Shudha Chaturthi to the Ananta Chaturdashi, On the 11th day, the idol is taken through the streets in a procession accompanied with dancing, singing, and fanfare to be immersed in a river or the sea symbolizing a ritual see-off of the Lord in his journey towards his abode in Kailash while taking away with him the misfortunes of his devotees. This is the ritual known as Ganesha Visarjan. Full eleven day program from sthaapna to visarjan at Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in Wembley & Leicester is as below: 29/8/2014 Friday (1st Day): 10:30 AM - Shri Ganesh Sthaapna 11:00 AM - Shri Ganesh Aarti 04:00 PM - Shri Ganpati Atharva Shirsha Recitaion for 11 times 07:00 PM - Shri Ganesh Aarti 30/8/2014 to 6/9/2014: 11:50 AM - Shri Ganesh Aarti 04:00 PM - Shri Ganpati Atharva Shirsha Recitaion for 11 times 07:00 PM - Shri Ganesh Aarti 7/9/2014: 11:50 AM - Shri Ganesh Aarti 02:00 PM - Shri Ganpati Atharva Shirsha Recitaion for 11 times 03:00 PM - Shri Ganesh Pooja (Special pooja for month of September) 07:00 PM - Shri Ganesh Aarti To participate in Ganesh Pooja please call temple land line or look for more information in weekly email. 8/9/2014 Monday (Last Day): 11:50 AM - Shri Ganesh Aarti 01:00 PM - Shri Ganesh Visarjan Note: All other Aarti times remains the same. Please feel free to contact us for any queries or concerns. Kind Regards, SHITAL (Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Association of London) 020 8902 2311 / 0116 367 1833 Baba Malik!
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:47:20 +0000
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