BREA
At the Siddhivinayak temple here, the divine atmosphere was created with pujas, chanting of holy verses and bhajans. After the Vigneshwara puja, during the main chaturthi puja, an abhishekam – a holy bath with a mixture of yogurt, milk, ghee, honey, and sugar - was performed with the chanting of Ganesha Atharvashirisham and...
At the Siddhivinayak temple here, the divine atmosphere was created with pujas, chanting of holy verses and bhajans. After the Vigneshwara puja, during the main chaturthi puja, an abhishekam – a holy bath with a mixture of yogurt, milk, ghee, honey, and sugar - was performed with the chanting of Ganesha Atharvashirisham and...
Purusha Suktam. During the alankaram, musicians Geeta and Sanjeev Munshi, sang Ganesh bhajans with the audience participating. Children read aloud three stories about Lord Ganesha. There was worship of the lord with 21 different types of pushpa and patra. After the chanting of the 108 names of Lord Ganesha the puja concluded with arati and prasad. Sarang Hardas, temple founder, sponsored the mahaprasad for about 700 devotees. (PHOTO BY: PAYAL PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO)
IRVINE
The preparations for the birthday of the beloved Lord Ganesh began early at the Mandir, here, with almost 60 kids making clay idols of the deity. After careful review of the planetary positions, three learned priests commenced the celebratory installation of a large Ganesh idol, donated by JayKishanji and Gunjanji Sambhwani, on Sept. 12 attended by about 250 ardent devotees. The priests dutifully carried out the customary traditional rituals and were joined by many families. All the legendary mythological stories clearly stress that Ganesh signifies budhhi, intelligence. On Sept. 13 400 devotees availed of darshan and offered puja. A grand disciplined hour long Ganesh-Saraswati puja on Sept. 15th organized by SoCal Ayyappa Sangam was attended by about 120 kids along with their parents.
A few highlights were the bursting of special ‘crackers’ indoors by kids and a touching donation of a 10 cent coin by a child from her savings. All served mahaprasad and gifted a booklet on Dharma.
The preparations for the birthday of the beloved Lord Ganesh began early at the Mandir, here, with almost 60 kids making clay idols of the deity. After careful review of the planetary positions, three learned priests commenced the celebratory installation of a large Ganesh idol, donated by JayKishanji and Gunjanji Sambhwani, on Sept. 12 attended by about 250 ardent devotees. The priests dutifully carried out the customary traditional rituals and were joined by many families. All the legendary mythological stories clearly stress that Ganesh signifies budhhi, intelligence. On Sept. 13 400 devotees availed of darshan and offered puja. A grand disciplined hour long Ganesh-Saraswati puja on Sept. 15th organized by SoCal Ayyappa Sangam was attended by about 120 kids along with their parents.
A few highlights were the bursting of special ‘crackers’ indoors by kids and a touching donation of a 10 cent coin by a child from her savings. All served mahaprasad and gifted a booklet on Dharma.
MALIBU
Many individuals with different aspirations attended the festivities to commemorate Lord Ganesha, known as the god of new beginnings and success at the Hindu Temple Society of Southern California here on September 12 and 15.
With about 400 devotees present on Sept.12, a Ganesha Havan and abhishek with milk, buttermilk, coconut water, sandalwood powder, and saffron was done. The deity was then decorated with colorful flower garlands. Prayers were performed as per temple traditions. Vinayaka Vratham puja, archana and arati followed.
On Sept.15 morning, Ganesha Havan took place in which worship was done in 108 individual homakundams. A procession around the temple with Ganesha was completed after the havan. Priest Prasad Vadigepally assisted by Priest Prasanna Krishnan did the abhishekam followed by arachana and arati. There were over 1000 devotees who came to worship. The day also featured a music festival organized by Laxminarayana and the temple under musician Gana Saraswathi. Later, Kanchi Kamakoti Sankara Acharya visited the temple from Kanchipuram during their ongoing tour in the United States.
Many individuals with different aspirations attended the festivities to commemorate Lord Ganesha, known as the god of new beginnings and success at the Hindu Temple Society of Southern California here on September 12 and 15.
With about 400 devotees present on Sept.12, a Ganesha Havan and abhishek with milk, buttermilk, coconut water, sandalwood powder, and saffron was done. The deity was then decorated with colorful flower garlands. Prayers were performed as per temple traditions. Vinayaka Vratham puja, archana and arati followed.
On Sept.15 morning, Ganesha Havan took place in which worship was done in 108 individual homakundams. A procession around the temple with Ganesha was completed after the havan. Priest Prasad Vadigepally assisted by Priest Prasanna Krishnan did the abhishekam followed by arachana and arati. There were over 1000 devotees who came to worship. The day also featured a music festival organized by Laxminarayana and the temple under musician Gana Saraswathi. Later, Kanchi Kamakoti Sankara Acharya visited the temple from Kanchipuram during their ongoing tour in the United States.
MONTEBELLO
A sweet, small and short celebration was held at the Shri Nand Shiv Durga Temple here by Swami Adrishananda. A small Ganesh statue was placed on the temple altar to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi. An archana and abhishek consisting of milk and water followed by arati was performed.
A sweet, small and short celebration was held at the Shri Nand Shiv Durga Temple here by Swami Adrishananda. A small Ganesh statue was placed on the temple altar to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi. An archana and abhishek consisting of milk and water followed by arati was performed.
RIVERSIDE
The Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir here, celebrated Ganesha Chaturthi on a grand scale with a huge crowd. This year marks the temple’s silver jubilee year for the celebration. The program started with the sankalp of all grand sponsors. All devotees took part in the abhishekam offering milk, yogurt, honey and different kinds of juices. Devotees then did beautiful alankar for the lord with devotion in their hearts.
Pt. Giriraj ji sang melodious bhajans with his team while the preparation was going on for a grand procession. After the procession, there was arati and modhak was offered to Ganapati bappa. All enjoyed mahaprasad.
The Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir here, celebrated Ganesha Chaturthi on a grand scale with a huge crowd. This year marks the temple’s silver jubilee year for the celebration. The program started with the sankalp of all grand sponsors. All devotees took part in the abhishekam offering milk, yogurt, honey and different kinds of juices. Devotees then did beautiful alankar for the lord with devotion in their hearts.
Pt. Giriraj ji sang melodious bhajans with his team while the preparation was going on for a grand procession. After the procession, there was arati and modhak was offered to Ganapati bappa. All enjoyed mahaprasad.
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