• Ganesha Puja
• Ganesha's Favorite Offerings
• Ganesha Devotion
• Ganesha Songs, Mantras, Prayers

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Ganesha Puja

"Puja: noun. In Hinduism or Buddhism, the ritual daily devotion involving offering of food and drink and prayers to a deity; also written: pooja. Etymology: Sanskrit: adoration, homage." (www.britannica.com)

Puja is the act honoring and showing reverence to god. During Puja, a Hindu devotee attempts to make a personal, spiritual connection with God. In Hinduism, Puja is a daily ritual of devotion which includes prayers, songs, offerings of food, and care of idols.

Virtual Ganesha Puja

• Online Ganesh Worship
  www.shreeganesh.com/worship.htm.
• Ganesha Virtual Puja
  www.sriselvavinayakar.org/vinayakar.htm

How to preform Ganesha Puja

patram pushpam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati |
tad aham bhakty-upahritam asnami prayatatmanah |

"Whoever offers me a leaf, a flower, a fruit or some water with devotion and a pure heart, that I accept."
(Bhagavad Gita - 9.26)

Modaka

Modaka is said to be one of Ganesha's favorite sweets. It is offered serves during Ganesha Chaturthi. These special sweets are prepared and offered to Lord Ganesha and then distributed as prasad to family and friends.

• 1kg. powdered sugar
• 100 gms. almonds
• 100 gms. pistachios
• 200 gms. sugar
• A pinch of cardamom powder
• 1 kg. khoya (Cream)

Add the powdered sugar and cardamom powder to the khoya. Khoya is sweet or fresh cream heated with constant stirring to a near solid state. Mix together and knead to make soft dough. Separately make a mixture of pistachios and almonds (cut into small bits) and 200 gms of sugar. Lightly grease the palms, take out a small ball of the prepared dough. Make a hollow in the middle of the ball and place about a teaspoonful of the almond and pistachios mixture. Carefully pull up the sides and gather them at the top, giving it a conical shape, or the shape of a fig.
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