under the sun

sidhi vinayak mumbai

2011-01-20T05:30:00.000-08:00

Shri Sidhi Vinayak Mumbai

Sidhi Vinayak is none other than Lord Ganesha. Chaturbhuj form of ganpati is worshipped here along with his two wives, Ridhi and Sidhi. Ganesha holds his favorite sweet, Modaks in his lower hand on the right, while the upper hand carries a lotus. The upper left hand has an axe in it; the lower hand carries a rosary.

Ganesha appears in Mumbai with his third eye, like his father Shiva. Snake like thread from the shoulder and then across the belly, makes ganesha appear to be a Brahmin of caste. Idol of the Mumbai Raja is made of black stone in a frame made of brass.

Special hours have been fixed for the Darshan of the idol. Sidhi Vinayak is also known as Ashtavinayak out here.

Temple hours are from four in the morning till 9.45 in the evening. One can avail of live Darshan online.

The temple is built on the place where Lord Vishnu attained Sidhi through his tapa. It is here that he killed two demons Madhu and Kaitabh

chintaman ganesha ujjain

2011-01-18T10:51:00.000-08:00

Chintaman ganesha resides in the holy city of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. City of Ujjain is ruled over by Lord Shiva in his powerful visage of Mahakal. He is worshipped as King of Ujjain, and his son Ganesha takes away worries of residents and visitors to Ujjain.

Lord Ganesha temple is believed to have been built around 12th century by the Paramara kings. The self appeared idol of Ganesha is flanked on both sides by his two wives, Riddhi and Siddhi. The ancient temple has provided solace to devotees through the centuries, and still continues to do so. People come from far of places to seek blessings of Vignaharta and Sukhkarta. It is a popular belief among the people, that Lord Ganesha himself constructed this temple by coming on earth.

A peculiar thing about the temple is that, Lord Vishnu resides at the location along with Ganesha. Both the gods are worshipped with reverence at the place.

ganesha in movies

2011-01-18T03:44:00.000-08:00

Every child is on lookout for Ganesha as his friend. Ganesh is both on the little screen and the big screen. He is there in the animations and also there in films like My Friend Ganesha. Bal Ganesha brings true to life the little lord. Ganesha speaks all languages, he speaks hindi, marathi, tamil, kannada and other regional languages on screen. Bollywood loves Ganesha, and resounds with 'Maurya re bappa maurya re'.

Ganesha appears in almost all mythological movies, be it a movie on his daughter Santoshi Mata, or the movie on Lord Shiva, his father. Benevolent lord is there in all rituals connected with worship, as he was given the first place for being worshipped before any auspicious Puja ceremony by Shiva, so all religious movies connect to him one way or the other.

arti ganesha

2011-01-17T06:28:00.000-08:00

jai ganesh jai ganesh jai ganesh deva
mata jaki parvati pita mahadeva
jai ganesh jai ganesh jai ganesh deva

ek dant dayavant, chaar bhujadhari
maathe pai sindoor sohe, muse ki sawari

jai ganesh jai ganesh jai ganesh deva
mata jaki parvati pita mahadeva
jai ganesh jai ganesh jai ganesh deva

andhon ko aankh det
korian ko kaya
bhanjo ko putra det
nirdhan ko maya

jai ganesh jai ganesh jai ganesh deva
mata jaki parvati pita mahadeva
jai ganesh jai ganesh jai ganesh deva

paan chare phool chare
aur chare meva
lodoo on ka bhog lage
sant karen seva

jai ganesh jai ganesh jai ganesh deva
mata jaki parvati pita mahadeva

jai ganesh jai ganesh jai ganesh deva

under the sun: ganesha temples

2011-01-16T08:45:00.001-08:00

under the sun: ganesha temples: "Temples are homes to the idols of a deity. And India has many beautiful constructions in this stream."
Ganapatipule is Swayambhu temple of Ganesha. Copper idol of Ganesha is astride a lion. Sun rays fall on the idol every morning.
Karpaka Vinayakar temple is in Pillaiyarpatti, Sweta Vinayakar temple is in Tiruvalanchuzhi. Siddhi Vinayak is located in Mmbai. In Chennai is Varasiddhi Vinayakar temple.

ganesha temples

2011-01-15T10:24:00.000-08:00

Temples are homes to the idols of a deity. And India has many beautiful constructions in this stream.

Buy Idols of Ganesha

2011-01-14T05:50:00.000-08:00

Ganesha idols come in all materials and in all sizes. Somewhere the lord is standing, in others sitting. He can be seen in a reclining posture, and he can be seen as a dancer. Southern Indian Peninsular is known for its great stone art sculptures. Other than stone, wood, brass, crystal, mercury, parad, and ashtadhatu idols are available at both high and cheap prices all over India. Delhi Hat in South Delhi, the quaint shops at Janpath, the back lanes of Hauz Khas Village are replete with beautiful idols of the favored benevolent God. Emporiums around Cannaught Place also is a good place to shop for such idols in Delhi. Buy idols online from different sites. http://www.ganeshmail.com/ , shopping.surfindia.com, http://www.coralsculpture.com/, and http://www.archiesonline.com/ are just a few sites you can visit for this purpose. Eco friendly idols are available in Hyderabad. Mumbai is also appealing for clay idols which are eco friendly.

under the sun

2011-01-13T12:34:00.000-08:00

Makar Sankranti and Hindu Mythology

Makar Sankranti sees the sun visiting the Makara (Capricorn) Rashi (House) in the celestial zone. It is also believed that Sun God Surya makes it a point to visit his son Shani (Saturn) every year on this particular day. Shani Dev is lord of Makara. Makara Sankranti heralds the auspicious days ahead after the dark nights, which start in december. Lord Vishnu is known to have overcome demons on this day. king Bhagirath performed tarpan for his ancestor Raja Sagar's sons with holy waters of River Ganga and freed them from the curse. Bhishama Pitamaha, son of Ganga, left his mortal body on this day for eternal abode.

Makar Sankranti

2011-01-13T02:34:00.001-08:00

The little lovable ganesha is son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. He is endearing to his elder brother lord Kartikye. Auspicious rituals seek his blessings. He is intelligent and full of knowledge, and uses his abilities to protect all that is good. He paves way for destruction for all that is evil, for he is the son of Mahakal (the lord of destruction) and Mother Goddess Kali

Aum Gum Ganpatye Namaha

Aum Shri Ganeshaye Namaha

Ashtvinayak Namo Namaha

Siddhivinayak Namo Namaha

Aum Shri Ganeshaye Namaha