GANESH POOJA. Part..2.

GANESH POOJA. 2018-09-13. The recommended Puja timing is in the afternoon. Time is as follows: 11:03 AM to 1:30 PM. Simple Ganesha Puja. Take a small wooden platform. Cover it with a red cloth. Place the idol of Lord Ganesha on the wooden platform. Light a lamp and incense sticks and flowers. Invoke Lord Ganesha in the idol by inviting him to accept your humble offerings. If the idol is made of Pancha dhatu (a mixture of five metals) then, do abhishek with Panchamrit (made of banana/fruits, milk, curd, ghee and sugar/honey). Then, use water to rinse the idol and wipe with a fresh piece of cotton cloth. Offer mouli (sacred read thread) or a small piece of new cloth (preferably yellow) to the deity. Then put a Janeyu around his torso (make sure it rests on his left shoulder and diagonally goes around his body under the right shoulder. Later add a tika with haldi and kumkum on his forehead. Offer red hibiscus or any other flower and Dhruva (special green grass). Chant the Ganesha Moola Mantra and then offer Modaka, fresh fruits (Guava, Pomegranate, Orange, Apple and Pear), Bananas, Coconut, Paan and Supari to the Lord. Worship him with folded hands and closed eyes. Sing the Ganesha Aarti to conclude the Puja.