Ganesh Chaturthi Puja Vidhi: Powerful Puja Procedure At Home

Ganesh Chaturthi Puja Vidhi: Step By Step Powerful Procedure At Home

Ganesh Chaturthi festival commemorates the birth of Lord Ganesha. This is a 10-day celebration wherein clay idols of the deity are placed in homes and pandals and prayed to. The worshipers offer their prayers and sweets especially modak which are later distributed as prasadam
Lord Ganesha rules all the positive attributes within us, hence worshipping Lord Ganesha ensures the blooming of all good qualities within us.

If you feel something that something is standing in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted. To overcome these obstacles everyone should worship Lord Ganesha on Ganesha Chaturthi (also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi) in the month of Bhadrapada.

Individuals interested in conducting Ganesh puja in the pious days of Ganesha pooja from Chaturthi to Anant Chaturdashi can adhere to the following Procedure by vamtantra.

There are numerous forms of worship lord ganesh pooja at home among Hindus, of which vamtantra has given importance to three forms of Puja to be followed during auspicious Ganesha festival

Ganesh Chaturthi Puja Vidhi – Laghu puja

Nitya puja is carried out by individuals for 1 or three days. In this type of puja, individuals bring a small idol of lord Ganesha and do the simple puja by offering dhoop, deep and fruits to lord Ganesha. In the evening after sunset, they perform these rituals again do the aarti and after that go for Ganapati visarjan.

Ganesh chaturthi puja vidhi

When you set up your altar, remember that it is a sacred space. Be sure to consecrate or cleanse it before use, according to the guidelines of your tradition.

Once you have selected the altar for lord Ganesha. Take a brass or copper plate containing, gangajal, roli, moli, akshat, sindoor, turmeric powder, sandalwood powder, flowers, sweets(especially modak).

Take another brass or copper plate and place the lord Ganesha idol on it. Now do the abhishekam of Ganesha with gangajal, wipe it with new cloth and place it on the altar. After this decorate the idol with clothes and ornaments. Now offer him moli, one pinch of rice/akshat, roli, sandalwood powder, sindoor. After that offer him flowers with a good fragrance. Now Lighten the deep and show him dhoop and incense sticks. Now offer him, sweets.

Now recite min 108 times the following mantra. You can also recite any other mantra which you have been reciting.

“Om Ganeshaye Namah”

Aarti is offered with the help of a plate made of metal which may be either silver, bronze or copper on top of which mud or a metal lamp filed with cow ghee and camphor and a thick wick is placed. The plate in which Aarti is should also contain items like flowers, roli, and akshata. Aarti is offered to lord Ganesha by circulating the plate in a circular motion in clockwise direction.

Once Aarti is done to the lord then offers it to yourself and other family members thereby getting the blessings which are been passed down from the God to the flame or the Aarti.

After completing the aarti you turn around in front of the altar clockwise three times and then prostrate before the deity. Take the prasad and distribute to your family members.

Ganesha Chaturthi Pooja Vidhi – Panchopchar puja

The main purpose of this puja on ganesh chaturthi is two-fold. Primarily it is to uplift the five senses of the worshiper to elevate him to a higher level of consciousness that will promote good thoughts and actions. Secondarily it draws upon the Indian traditions of honoring a guest, wherein each upachara is a service to the deity who takes presence in the sculpture for the duration of the Puja.

Together these five services are referred to as the pancha – upacharas, and include gandha, pushpa, dhoopa, deepa, and naivedya. Collectively, these five services engage the five senses.

Ganesh chaturthi puja vidhi- Panchopchar puja is carried out by individuals for 5, 7, 9 or complete 11 days. In this type of puja individuals bring an idol of lord Ganesha and do the abhishek of lord ganesha with panchamrit. After that, they offer dhoop, deep and fruits to lord Ganesha. In the afternoon after 2 pm they can do the aarti and after that go for Ganapati visarjan.

Take another brass or copper plate and place the lord Ganesha idol on it. Now do the abhishekam of Ganesha with gangajal, after that panchamrit containing milk, curd, gherr, honey, sugar. You must put some gangajal in panchamrit. After doing abhishekam with panchamrit again do abhishekam with gangajal.Now wipe the idol with new cloth and place it on the altar.

After this decorate the idol with clothes and ornaments. Now offer him moli, one pinch of rice/akshat, roli, sandalwood powder, sindoor. After that offer him flowers with good fragrance. Now Lighten the deep and show him dhoop and incense sticks. Now offer him, sweets.

Now recite min 108 times the following mantra. You can also recite any other mantra which you have been reciting.

“Om Gan Ganpatyaye Namah”

Aarti is offered with the help of a plate made of metal which may be either silver, bronze or copper on top of which mud or a metal lamp filed with cow ghee and camphor and a thick wick is placed. The plate in which Aarti is should also contain items like flowers, roli and akshata. Aarti is offered to lord ganesha by circulating the plate in a circular motion in clock wise direction.

Once Aarti is done to the lord then offers it to yourself and other family members thereby getting the blessings which are been passed down from the God to the flame or the Aarti.

After completing the aarti you turn around in front of the altar clockwise three times and then prostrate before the deity. Take the prasad and distribute to your family members.

Ganesh Chaturthi Pooja Vidhi – Shodoshopchar puja

Ganesh chaturthi pooja vidhi – Shodoshopchar puja is an elaborate procedure carried out rarely by devotees for 5, 7, 9 or complete 11 days.

There are mantras for each and every step in pooja. It is good to know these mantras in pooja if you are performing a shodashopachara pooja. As this is a detailed pooja and it is important to recite the mantras.

On the 11th day in the afternoon after 3 pm they do the aarti and after that go for Ganapati visarjan. Otherwise, they can do the visarjan on 12th day i.e Bhadrapad purnima

When you set up your altar, remember that it is a sacred space. Be sure to consecrate or cleanse it before use, according to the guidelines of your tradition.

Once you have selected the altar for lord Ganesha, sit the idol on it do the step by step Ganesh chaturthi pooja vidhi or procedure mentioned below:

Dhyaana – Close your eyes and meditate on the ganesha idol you have kept on the altar binding yourself both intellectually and emotionally to him. While doing dhyana keep in mind your specific goal or purpose.

Recite the following slokas while doing the Dhyanam step

Prathamam Vakratundam Cha,
Ekadantham Dveethiyakam,
Trithiyam Krishna Pingalaksham,
Gajavakthram Chathurthakam
Lambhodaram Panchamam Cha,
Sashtam Vikatameva Cha,
Sapthamam Vignarajam Cha,
Dhoomra Varnam Thadashtamam
Navamam Phala Chandram Cha,
Dasamantu Vinayakam,
Ekadasam Ganapathim Cha,
Dwadasam Gajananam
Dwathasaithani Namani,
Trisandhyam Ya paden Nara,
Na Cha Vigna Bhayam Thasya,
Sarva Sidhi Karam Dhruvam
Aavaahana – In the state of avahana you have to call upon the deity and ask it to join you during the ritual. For this visualize your deity then say you are invited to my house.

Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Avahayami Sthapayami
Aasana – After the invocation, the Lord Ganesha is offered a seat. At this time the deity is placed in the appropriate position. Part of inviting the deity is dedicating the space to His or Her use.

Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Asanam Samarpayami
Paadya – Washing the deity’s feet with clean water. Do the process with honor, love, and respect

Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Padayoh Padyam Samarpayam
Arghya – This is the offering of fragrant water to the deity. Water containing sandal paste, rice, grains, and flowers is poured over the deity.

Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Hastorarghyam Samarpayami
Aachamana– In this the worshipper pours a little water in his palm, offers it to Lord Ganesha and then sips it himself for his eternal purification, put some drops on his hands for cleaning and then discarding the rest into the wastewater plate/bowl/cup

Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Mukhe Achamaniyam Samarpayami
Sampoorna Snaana – First bathe the deity with gangajal. After that bathe the deity with panchamrit(Dhoodh/milk, dahi/curd, ghee cheeni/sugar, madhu/honey). Then again bathe with gangajal.

Narmada Chandrabhagadi Gangasangasajairjalaih
Snani Tosi Maya Deva Vighnasagham Nivaraya
Panchamritam Mayaaanitam Payodadhi, Ghritam Madhu
Sharkara Cha Samayuktam Snanartham Pratigrihyatam
Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Sarvanga Snanam Samarpayami
Yagnopaveetha – Offering the deity a yagyopavita or janeu(sacred thread).

Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Yajnopavitam Samarpayami
Vasthra and Abharanam – Vastra Samarpan means offering and dressing lord Ganesha in new clothes. You can also add the jewelry and other ornaments that adorn necklaces and malas.
Gandha – Spreading fresh sandalwood paste on the deity.
Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Gandham Samarpayami
Pushpa – Offering fresh flowers and Durva with three or five leaflets to Lord Ganesha while chanting the mantra

Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Pushpamalam Samarpayami
Dhoopa and Deepa – Spreading incense smoke throughout the altar. and waving a lamp to illuminate the freshly decorated deity.

Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Dhoop Deepam Darshayami
Naivedya – Offering the deity prasad.

Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Naivedyam Samarpayami
Taambula – Offering the deity a refreshing mix of betel nut and leaves.

Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Tambula Samarpayami
Archana – Do the mantra Jaap 108/1008 times of lord Ganesha.If you do not know the Ganesha mantra’s you can recite the following mantra’s in order they are given.
Om Vam Devaye Namah
Om Hring Gan Ganpatyaye Namah
Om Vam Devaye Namah
After completion of mantra you can recite different Ganesh slokas or strotras.
Aarti and Pradakshina Namaskara – Aarti is offered with the help of a plate made of metal which may be either silver, bronze or copper on top of which mud or a metal lamp filed with cow ghee and camphor and a thick wick is placed in odd numbers. The plate in which Aarti is should also contain items like flowers, roli, and akshata. Aarti is offered to lord Ganesha by circulating the plate in a circular motion in a clockwise direction and thus by doing so it is believed that the plate or the lamp absorbs the power of the Lord Ganesha.

Om Gan Glong Shri Mahaganadhipataye Namah Karpura Aarti Samarpayami

Once Aarti is done to the lord then offers it to yourself and other family members thereby getting the blessings which are been passed down from the God to the flame or the Aarti. One of the biggest benefits of doing aarti is you are protecting your god from all the evil eyes and when you take the aarti and apply on your forehead you are in turn protected by all evil forces.

After completing the aarti you turn around in front of the altar clockwise three times and then prostrate before the deity. Take the prasad and distribute to your family members.

Ganesh Parthiv Pujan

This kind of Ganesh chaturthi puja vidhi is followed by individuals for the following purposes:

People who are struggling to cope with family discord
Disharmony between Husband wife
Troubles in family life due to manglik dosha
Who are facing hindrance in buying or selling property
If a family member is suffering from any blood-related disease

Make lord Ganesha idol with clay by bringing clean soil from a river or pond. You can also prepare lord Ganesha by taking wheat flour and mixing 1/10th cow dung in it, make a Parthiv Ganesh and worship it for 11 days with the following mantras.

Om Vam Devaye Namah(108 times)
Om Gan Ganpatye Namah(3*108 times)
Om Vam Devaye Namah(108 times)

Ganesh with Shreephal

This kind of Ganesh chaturthi puja vidhi is followed by individuals for the following purposes:

People who wish tohave the power of speech
Have to sharpen your intellect
Wish for higher education
Want to reach to an honorable Position
Those who want to make their mercury and Jupiter planet strong and favorable

Take a laghu coconut, wrap it moli of your body length from head to toe. Wrap the moli in such a way that it hides the whole coconut. Now sprinkle Gangajal on this coconut and place it on a washed betel leaf. Now consider it as Ganesha and worship it with the following mantra using Panchopachar method.

Om Vam Devaye Namah(108 times)

Om Hring Gan Ganpatyaye Hring Namah

Om Vam Devaye Namah(108 times)

Mahaganadipatye Puja In the Form of Coconut in Kalash

Prana pratishta of mahaganadipatye in that coconut with tantric mantra’s to achieve the following:

To gain spiritual power
To get siddhi in any tantra sadhana
To get immense prosperity and wealth
Name, fame and respectable position with power
If you wish to accomplish a goal without any kind of disruption or obstruction

Take a clay pot. Paint it with rice paste. Make 3 swastiks on it with roli. Fill that clay pot or Kalash with Gangal jal or clean water. Put coin, laghu nariyal, supari, jayphal into the clay pot filled with ganga jal. Keep the bunch of panch pallava on the mouth of the Ghat. Wrap the coconut with red cloth and tie moli around it. Place it above the panch pallava. Now place it on the altar. Now consider it as mahaganadipatye and worship it with the following mantra’s using shodopchar method.

Om Vam Devaye Namah(108 times)
Om Gan Ganpatye Namah(3*108 times)

Om Shring Hring Kling Gling Gan MahaGanpatyaye Gling Kling Hring Shring Namah(5*108)

Om Gan Ganpatye Namah(3*108 times)
Om Vam Devaye Namah(108 times)

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