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Ganesh Jayanthi Shubhaasheesh 🙏🏼

Bhagwaan Ganesha is sarva sidhi and Budhi pradaata. He is the pratham gana devata and every puja starts with his Aagaman and blessings for the karyas( works) to be progressing Nirvighna( Without Obstackes). Some interesting facts of him

16 Names without which a prayer is incomplete

Ganesha ensures he gives the following 16sidhis without obstacles.

Dharma , Artha, Kaama, Moksha, Bhakti, Gnyana,Vairagyam, Sampurna Ayuh, Aarogya, Shree Sampada, Sampa Abhivrudhi Sthiratvam, Veeryathvam
Vijayathvam , Putra Pautra Prapautran Abhivrudhi & Kuladeva Kataksha

Prajapati Vishwaroopa's 2 beautiful daughters, Riddhi & Siddhi are sthree devatas who married Ganesha also who bore him 2 sons named Labha & Kshema(shubh). Kshema & Labha rules our entire life in any karyas we tend to perform.

Ganesha blesses with

1. Ridhi / Vrudhi - The wealth
2. Sidhi - Beyond Achivements
3. Kshema - Shubha / Auspiciousness
4. Labha - The gains
5. Most importantly Budhi to attain all these.

Shree Ganesha is prayed on 2 important days in a week

1. Tuesdays - For Mangal Kaaryas and remove vighnas ( Obstackes ) in works and who wish to attain his grace for Shubh / Mangal karyas like marriage, jobs, Business etc..

2. Wednesdays - For sakala Budhi & Gnyana + Vighnas

Imp Dravyas
1. Sindoor & Turmeric
2. Dhruva, Red Flowers, Kamal, white Arka, Shankh pushp, chrysanthemum and others. Tulsi isn't offered on other days, allowed only on Ganesh Chaturti
3. Jaggery, Modak, Poha, channa, Milk foods, coconut, Sugarcane, ladoos, Wood Apple etc

Important Days in a month

Sankat Hara / Sankat Nashan chaturthi - Krishna Paksha Chaturthi if a month is sankar hara chaturthi.

On this day people fast and observe ganesh puja in evening after chandrodaya and break the fast after seeing the moon.

This vrata can be observed by all to remove worst to worst obstacles in ones lives. One can take up 3, 5, 9, 11 etc months and observe this vrata. People perform Mahaganapati homam on same day to improve the situations at home and invite shubham and mangalam.

Important daily sthotra one shouldn't miss apart from shlokas in practice is Sankat Nashan Ganpati Sthotra. Reading this sthotra and offering jaggery piece to the bhagwaan and starting your day with eating that piece of jaggery will make your day go peaceful without any friction

He is prayed in Turmeric form as his first idol made by maata parvati was with the turmeric she used for bathing. Sindoor is used for alankaar and is offered to ganpati for Vignhartaram.

Anuswara of Ganpati Moola Bija is
Gam.

Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha

People with severe ketu afflictions and who are unable to find solution for Ketu malefic effects

Ketu Ganapati Puja can be performed
1. Do water Abhishekam to Ganpati idol and place it in water only.
2. Offer Dhruva while chanting Sankart Hara Sthotra 11 times 11 days
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3. Offer Jaggery , Red flowers and other Neivedyas.
4. Do ekabhukti eat one meal per day.
5. On 12th day offer Bhraman a meal or raw items equivalent.
6. From then onwards read this sthotra life long atleast 3 times a day

Puja to be performed in shukla Paksha only.