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HanumanjiHanumanji&&

GapatijiGapatiji

HanumanHanuman

HanumanHanuman

Parents:Parents: PavanPavan ((VaayaVaaya) ) –– Wind GodWind GodAnjnimataAnjnimata

Birthplace:Birthplace: AnjniparvatAnjniparvat

BirthyearBirthyear:: UNKNOWNUNKNOWNBut approx 210,000 But approx 210,000

years agoyears ago

HanumanHanuman

What are the What are the main qualities main qualities of Hanumanji?of Hanumanji?

HanumanHanuman

•• Celibate BrahminCelibate Brahmin

•• EkantikEkantik BhaktaBhakta BrahminBrahmin

•• Enormous StrengthEnormous Strength

•• ValourValour

•• UpasnaUpasna (to Lord Ram)(to Lord Ram)

HanumanHanuman

•• Helped Lord Ram (Helped Lord Ram (RamayanRamayan))•• Helped Lord Krishna Helped Lord Krishna

((KurushetraKurushetra, , MahabharatMahabharat))•• Helped Lord Swaminarayan Helped Lord Swaminarayan

(Killed (Killed KrutyaKrutya, Van , Van VichranVichran))

HanumanHanuman

How was How was Hanumanji Hanumanji conceived?conceived?

HanumanHanuman

•• King King DhasratDhasrat -- YagnaYagna

•• EagleEagle

•• Queen Queen SumitraSumitra’’ss PrasadPrasad

•• AnjnimataAnjnimata in in AnjniparvatAnjniparvat

•• AnjnimataAnjnimata ate ate prasadprasad

HanumanHanuman

Why do we Why do we offer coconut offer coconut & oil to & oil to Hanumanji?Hanumanji?

HanumanHanuman

•• Herbs Herbs –– MandrachalMandrachal MtnMtn

•• Bharat shot arrowBharat shot arrow

•• Hanumanji hit on kneeHanumanji hit on knee

•• BharatBharat’’ss big mistakebig mistake

•• Coconut oil & Red dyeCoconut oil & Red dye

HanumanHanuman

Why do we Why do we worship worship Hanumanji on Hanumanji on Saturdays?Saturdays?

HanumanHanuman

•• Sunni Sunni GrahhGrahh –– an Indian an Indian ZodiacZodiac

•• Cause pain to everyoneCause pain to everyone•• People prayed for People prayed for

Hanumanji to kill himHanumanji to kill him•• Hid from HanumanjiHid from Hanumanji

HanumanHanuman

•• Disguised himself as a Disguised himself as a womanwoman

•• Hanuman Celibate Hanuman Celibate BrahminBrahmin

•• Hanuman saw through Hanuman saw through disguise and killed him.disguise and killed him.

HanumanHanuman

Sunni Sunni GrahhGrahh

HanumanHanuman

Hanuman Hanuman PoojaPoojaKali Kali ChaudasChaudas --1414thth day of second half of day of second half of AshwinAshwin

(day before Diwali)(day before Diwali)

ShikShik Sloka 127Sloka 127

HanumanHanuman

Hanuman Hanuman AartiAartiby Premanand Swamiby Premanand Swami

&&Hanuman Hanuman ChalisaChalisa

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Ganpatiji / GaneshGanpatiji / Ganesh


Parents:Parents: ParvatiParvatiShivShiv

Birthplace:Birthplace: KailashKailash

BirthyearBirthyear:: UNKNOWNUNKNOWNBut has been around But has been around

as long as as long as HanumanHanuman


How did Ganesh How did Ganesh get his elephant get his elephant head?head?

GaneshGanesh

•• Lord Lord ShivShiv does does TaapTaap / / ParvatiParvati lonelylonely

•• ParvatiParvati’’ss Boon from Boon from ShivShiv

•• Ganesh guards houseGanesh guards house

•• ShivShiv chops off chops off GaneshGanesh’’ssheadhead

GaneshGanesh

•• ParvatiParvati ““He was our sonHe was our son””

•• ParvatiParvati inconsolableinconsolable

•• ShivShiv ““bring me the head of bring me the head of the first living beingthe first living being””

•• GaneshGanesh’’ss Boon from Boon from ShivShiv


When do we When do we worship worship Ganesh?Ganesh?


Ganesh Ganesh ChauthChauth --44thth day of first half of day of first half of BhadarvoBhadarvo

GaneshGanesh’’ss BirthdayBirthday

GaneshGanesh

•• Blessing taken from Blessing taken from GaneshGanesh

•• Commencement of any Commencement of any new venture in lifenew venture in life

•• New businessNew business•• First day of schoolFirst day of school


GaneshGanesh’’ss FamilyFamilyBrother:Brother:

Sister:Sister:KartikswamiKartikswami

AukhaAukha


Ganesh Lila 1Ganesh Lila 1

Why does Ganesh Why does Ganesh have a broken have a broken tusk.tusk.

GaneshGanesh

•• Kidnapped by Kidnapped by RavanaRavana and and taken to Lankataken to Lanka

•• RavanaRavana broke of one tuskbroke of one tusk

•• To make Ivory bangles for To make Ivory bangles for his wife, his wife, MandodariMandodari


Broken Broken TuskTusk


Ganesh Lila 2Ganesh Lila 2

Who can do Who can do BharatniBharatni YatraYatrafirst?first?

GaneshGanesh

•• ParvatiParvati & & ShivShiv test Ganesh test Ganesh and and KartikswamiKartikswami

•• KartikswamiKartikswami, shot of on , shot of on his peacockhis peacock

•• Ganesh, not so fast on Ganesh, not so fast on mousemouse

•• GaneshGanesh’’ss knowledgeknowledge

GaneshGanesh

•• Ganesh does Ganesh does PoojaPooja and and PradikshnaPradikshna of parentsof parents

•• 11stst place of worship should place of worship should be your parentsbe your parents

•• All the All the tirthstirths have resided have resided in your parents in your parents charancharan..


GaneshGanesh’’ss FamilyFamilyTwo wives:Two wives: RiddhiRiddhi & & SiddhiSiddhi

Two sons:Two sons: ShubhShubh & & LabhLabh

Hanuman / GaneshHanuman / Ganesh

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