About Lord Ganesha:

Lord Ganesha is known as Aumkara, because his body mirrors the shape of the Aum; the elephant god is thus seen as the embodiment of the cosmos. His elephantine head symbolizes the intelligence and beatitude of the elephant, powerful, yet gentle. His vehicle is a mouse (mooshika), and this symbolizes the intellect, small enough to find out any secret in the most remote of places. It also signifies his humility, that he espouses the company of one of the smaller creatures.

Lord Ganesh is the lord of wisdom, intelligence, education, prudence, luck and fortune, gates, doors, doorways, household and writing. He is the remover of obstacles, and as such it is normal to invoke him before the undertaking of any task with such incantations as Aum Shri Ganeshaya Namah (hail the name of Ganesha), or similar.

You can watch a video on Lord Ganesh by Swami Swaroopanandaji by clicking here.

Program:

4.00 PM – Pooja, Chanting, Bhajans

4.45 PM – Dancing with Lord Ganesh (Circumbulate the Ashram)

5.15 PM – Immerse Lord Ganesh in the Water

5.30 PM – Prasad from pooja

Special Participation:

Devotees are encouraged to get special blessings on this day by becoming a Mukya Yajman, this entails the individual devotee or their families to participate in the Pooja for the festival. This is considered a very special act as the pooja will help the devotees in their inner purification. The donation of $251 will go towards helping Chinmaya Mission reaching out to more and more devotees and seekers, in turn the Mukya Yajman gains further merits due to them performing their duties as householder which is to support the spiritual welfare of others.

Be Mukhya Yajman

1) Be Mukhya Yajman ($251)
Contact Sanjeev 0419289895

Bring a dish of Sweet Prasad

2) Contact Mahal Selvadurai on 0411 899 554 or Chinmaya Sannidhi 8850 7400.

What to bring:

Flowers, fruits, sweet prasad, presents, and other offerings

Bring your family and friends.