Aum shuklambaradharam vishnum, Shashivarnam chaturbhujam

Prasanna vadanam dhyayet, Sarva vighnopa shantaye

Aum, attired in white and all-pervading, O moon-hued, four-shouldered One with smiling face so pleasing, upon You we meditate for removing all obstacles.

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated across the country on the fourth day of Hindu month Bhadrapada. Lord Ganesha is worshipped for being a remover of obstacles, wisdom, and knowledge. In many parts of India, Ganesh Navatri – the 9-day festivities start from today and culminate with the immersion of the idols.

Bala Samskar Children performed Vigneswara Puja, Saraswati Puja Palabhishekam to Lord Shiva, Vigneshwara Homa, Saraswati Homa etc.  under the auspices of GHHF & SAVE TEMPLES in Gundiganipalli village in Anantapur District in Andhra Pradesh.           

     On behalf of Save Temples, Sri Gopikrishna Acharya welcomed all the children and village elders with a bouquet of flowers made by us, which was very gratifying.

     Each child who came first was applied Tilak on their forehead by the Bala Brahmin, and the names of gotras were recited to each child and the puja started. After Saraswati Puja and Vigneswara Puja, everyone performed milk ablution on Lord Shiva. Later, Saraswati Homam and Vigneshwara Homam were organized under the guidance of the teachers of Bala Samskara Kendras. Finally, Purnahuti program was done by the elders and children from the village. After that Panchamruta and Tirtha Prasad were given, and a food donation program was conducted.

Almost 200 to 250 children and adults came together for this program and made the program successful.

Ganesh Puja

Lord Ganesha is also known for blessing the devotees with good fortune and wealth. If you dedicatedly worship Lord Ganesha, you will surely achieve fortune, and will never return empty-handed. It will become easy for you to work your way towards an abundance of wealth and power in your life.

Ganesh Gayatri mantras is a very good mantra for regular chanting as it brings positivity:

Aum Ekadantaya Viddhamahe, Vakratundaya Dhimahi, Tanno Danti Prachodayat

Meaning- We pray to the one with the single-tusked elephant tooth who is omnipresent. We meditate upon and pray for greater intellect to the Lord with the curved, elephant-shaped trunk. We bow before the one with the single-tusked elephant tooth to illuminate our minds with wisdom.

Benefits of chanting the Ganesh Gayatri Mantra

• Chanting the Ganesh Gayatri mantra with a clean soul helps to ease the tension and stress.
• It is also recommended to chant this mantra regularly to those who are suffering from a long-term illness, as it will calm their mind and keep their body healthy.
• With this mantra, one can expect their fear of anything, natural or supernatural, to get reduced and providing the performer all kinds of peace and calm.
• Ganesh Gayatri mantra is also widely used to evoke wealth and material benefits, as Lord Ganesha is responsible for the success of a being.
• Chanting this mantra also encourages modesty, righteousness, and wisdom.

Saraswati puja helps to attain great memory power and excel in any art form. This puja increases the power of speech, wisdom, and learning. To perform the Saraswati puja Panchami tithi is considered to be very auspicious. Benefits of Saraswathi Puja are:

• This puja removes all hurdles related to career and education.
• It helps one achieve success in career and education.
• It aids one to focus on their goals and carry out the necessary action to achieve those goals.
• Provides one with the power of divine speech.

Shiva Abhishekam

               All the students were given the opportunity to do Abhishekam to Lord Shiva. It is an important ceremony where the worshippers praise Lord Shiva while giving ritual bath. For Phala (Fruit) Abhishekam, many fruits are mixed and poured on Shiva lingam.

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