Vinayaka Chavithi festivals celebrations

step1-Day Before Vianayaka chavithi

This day in the morning we have to wash everything clothes, home doors, steps, roof, floor etc. Such that to see our home clean and green.

In the evening time shiva parvathi puja going to do,(by ladies)this puja is called Harthalika.

we have to make shiva lingam with the sand.

Hartalika puja vidhan Before starting the Haritalika PujaThe lady (or ladies) performing the Hartalika puja must first offer the vida (वि�डा�) to the family deity, pray to the God and then take the blessings of the elders in the house by touching their feet. Then only she should be seated to perform the Haritalika puja. It is believed that one should not get up during the puja and hence all requirements should be kept ready beforehand.

Flowers for the puja: It is believed that red and yellow flowers are the favourites of Goddess Parvati and hence preference is given to these colours. One must ensure that the flowers being offered are not having torn petals or petals with holes in them. Commonly offered flowers are: chafa (चा�फ), kevda (के� �डा�), bakul (बके ल), lotus (केमळ), shevanti (शे���ती�), jaswand (जा�स्��द), mogra (म�गरा�), ashok (अशे�के), etc.

What Is Generally Required For The Puja

• Haldi-kumkum, coconuts, incense sticks, kapur, diyas with oil and cotton wicks, 12 betel leaves, 10 suparis, a little jaggery, 5 almonds, a bunch of bananas and other seasonal fruits, money in the form of coins, durva and tulsi leaves, green glass bangles, panchamrut (milk, curds, ghee, honey and sugar), akshata (rice grains).

• 16 types of 16leaves of each flower plants, which are offered are: ashok, aavli, kanher, kadamb, brahmi, dhotra, aghadi bel, etc.

Puja Procedure

• It is same like other puja’s here we are praying to lord shivaparvathi in the form of lordshiva statue made up of sand after it is immersed in water, along with flowers and patri what we used in the process of this puja. After the puja, all the flowers, leaves, etc are immersed in a water body along with the idol of Haritalika.(next day morning).

On The Day Of Vinayaka Chavithi Morning

• We have to make all the cooking items ready for puja

The items are

Modukas 21+11( Must incase u want to increase no problem) ,

Undralu (pasham or payasam),

Shegodalu 21 (must for god ),

Vada 21(must for bappa),

Puri 21(must for bappa),

Garijelu 21(must for god),

Curry with 21 different types of vegitables,

Rice and dal.

• After completing all the cooking items now its time to welcome Yengalvar cha Raja by drawing symbols of foot prints of elephant, now enters our Raja then puja at door step while entering kumkum,haldi and coconut for dishti. Then now our puja starts puja requirements are explained below, after naivedham aaratis.

Items required to perform puja

• A Clay image of Lord Ganesha.• Akshata – are prepared by mixing rice with wet turmeric,

saffron and sandalwood paste)• Glass, udhdharani (the spoon for taking water), plate

(small one to put the water as an offering)• Kumkum – saffron• Turmeric• Sandal wood paste• Betel leaves, nuts• Pedestal• Mango leaves – To decorate the threshold and to put in

the kalash.

• Water – fetch after taking a bath• Two pieces of red cloth• Lamps and oil (sesame) or ghee (cow’s) for the lamp

and wicks• Incense sticks• Camphor• Plate to light camphor• Fruits (esp bananas)• Flowers• Patra (leaves which are required for this pooja, see the

list of leaves to be procured)• Modakams• For Madhuparkam - Mix a little of Cow Milk, Curd and

Ghee• For Panchamrutam: Cow’s milk, curd, ghee and honey

and sugar mixed.• :

List of leaves

One can get the list of leaves, which ever are available,; If not available, one can do the puja with Tulasi leaves or Akshata with the same benefit:

• Machee patram – machi leaf• Bruhatee patram – Vaagudaaru leaf• Bilva patram – Bel (Maredu) leaf• Doorvaa yugmam – Grass(garike) leaf• Dattoora patram pujayaami – Datura (ummetta) leaf• Badaree patram – Gooseberry (Amla) leaf• Apaamarga patram – Achyranthus (Uttareni) Leaf• Tulasi Patram – Basil leaf• Choota patram – Mango (Mamidi) Leaf

• Karaveera Patram – Nerium (ganneru) leaf• Vishnukranti patram – Evolvulus (Morning glory) leaf• Dhadimee patram – Pomegranate (daanimma) leaf• Devadaaru patram – Ashoka leaf• Maruvaka patram – Sweet marjorm leaf• Sindhoovara patram – Vitex plant (vavili) leaf• Jaajee patram – Jasmine (Jaji) leaf• Dandakee patram – Dandaki Leaf• Samee patram –Banyan (Marri )Leaf• Aswatha patram pujayaami – Peepal Leaf• Arjuna patram – Bridelia (Maddi) Leaf• Arka patram – Milk weed or swallorwart (jilledu) Leaf.

Ganpathi Bappa moriya !!

Thank you !