Ganesh Chathurthi

Ganesh Chathurthi is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha – The Remover of obstacles. It is celebrated on Shukla Chathurthi (4th waxing moon) in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada.

This year it falls on August 21/22 based on where you live.

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Here are some interesting articles about Lord Ganesha that you can read:

Pray to the 8 forms of Ganesha to free yourself from 8 inner demons

In Mugdala Purana Lord Ganesha is said to take 8 different forms to destroy 8 inner demons (negative tendencies).

You can read the entire article here.

An Ancient Technique to remove obstacles in life!

Lord Ganesha is the remover of obstacles and he is invoked during any auspicious beginnings.

There is a technique you can learn that will help you overcome obstacles in life with the blessings of Lord Ganesha.

You can read the entire article here.

Remedy your 6th House by Overcoming the 6 internal enemies

The 6th House in our horoscope is a very important house for Soul level progress. The 6th house is the house of Shadripus or six enemies.
They are desire, kama (lust), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), moha (delusion), mada (pride) and matsarya (jealousy). And each is associated with a planet.

You can read the entire article here.

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Ganesh Chathurthi Rituals

  1. Chant the Ganesha Atharvasirsha if you know it, if not you can close your eyes and listen to it.
  2. Chant your personalized Ganesha mantra based on the placement of Ketu in your birth chart. If you do not know it, then chant the generic mantra – Aum Gam Ganapataye Namah.
  3. You can do the simple 5 step pooja for Lord Ganesha. It helps you offer all the 5 elements connected to the 9 planets. See below for more information.
  4. If you have Ketu in conjunction with another planet in your Navamsha chart, then you can honor the deities connected to those planets. More information about this is available on the align27 app.
  5. Did you know that based on where Ketu is placed in your chart, you can worship either standing, sitting, dancing, or resting Ganesha. You can find more information about it in this free report.
  6. Avoid looking at the Moon today.

Simple 5 Step Pooja or Offering to Lord Ganesha

  1. Light a Lamp for Lord Ganesha to honor the Fire element (Agni tattva) which is connected to the planets Sun, Mars and Ketu.
  2. Offer an Incense stick or dhoop for Lord Ganesha to honor the Air element (Vayu tattva) which is connected to the planets Saturn and Rahu.
  3. Offer water and modaks (a sweet dish that Ganesha likes) to honor the Water element which is connected to the planets Moon and Venus.
  4. Offer flowers to honor the Space element (Akash tattva) which is connected to the planet Jupiter.
  5. Offer Sandalwood paste to Lord Ganesha to honor the Earth element (Prithvi tattva) which is connected to the planet Mercury.