Ganpati Bappa Morya!!!
Ganeshotsav 2010
इंग्रजीत वाचायला येथे क्लिक करा.
Ganapati Bappa is one of the most respected and loved God in Hindu families. North or South; East or West, he is worshipped everywhere. He is worshipped before any rituals or ceremonies. There are lot of mythological stories about this God; right from his birth, death and re-birth as an elepant God; Gajanan!
He is known as "remover of obstacles" (Vighneshwar). He is known as the one with one tusk (Ekdanta). He is referred to as the one with pot-belly (heramb, lambodar).
Lord Ganesha is a popular figure in Indian art. Representations of Ganesha show wide variations and distinct patterns changing over time. He may be portrayed standing, dancing, heroically taking action against demons, playing with his family as a boy, sitting down or on an elevated seat, or engaging in a range of contemporary situations.
Lord Ganesha is characterized with his favorite, the mouse and ladoos/modaks. He is further characterized by infinite stories and shlokas about him.
Ganpati is celebrated all across India; especially the state of Maharashtra for 10 days; from Ganesh Chaturthi till Anant Chaturdashi. Lokmanya Tilak transformed this annual Ganesha festival from private family celebrations into a grand public event. He did so "to bridge the gap between the Brahmins and the non-Brahmins and find an appropriate context in which to build a new grassroots unity between them" in his nationalistic strivings against the British
DVMMM would celebrate the festival as per yearly rituals. The details are as below:
Saturday, September 11th
- Ganesh Agaman and Sthapana 8:30 A.M.
- Ganesh Abhishek 9:00 A.M.
- Miravnuk of Ganapati Utsav Murti 10:00 A.M.
- Ganapati Sthapana and Pooja 11:30 A.M. Aarti
September 12th till September 17th
- Aarti ~ 7:30 P.M.
Saturday, September 18th, 2010 DVMMM organized Cultural Event
Venue: Wedding hall, Hindu Temple Hockessin
3:00 - 6:00 P.M.: Cultural Program (includes recitation competition, dances, songs, musical instruments and much more...)
6:00 P.M. : Ganesh Visarjan
6:30 P.M.: Dinner
| Members with RSVP (12 years and above) | $ 12.00 |
| Children with RSVP (5 - 11 years) | $ 6.00 |
| Members without RSVP (12 years and above) | $ 14.00 |
| Non Members with RSVP (12 years and above) | $ 16.00 |
| Non Members without RSVP (12 years and above) | $ 18.00 |
| Children (under 5 years) | Free |
Last date for RSVP is September 11th 2010.
Here is the schedule of prasad, haar & aarti during the Ganpati days in the temple:
| Date | Prasad | Haar | Aarti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat - 9/11/2010 | Anjou Keller, Manasi Karnik | Manasi Karnik | Manasi Karnik |
| Sun - 9/12/2010 | Madhura Javadekar, Susmita Prasad | Madhura Javadekar, Susmita Prasad | Madhura Javadekar, Susmita Prasad |
| Mon - 9/13/2010 | Priti Gadre, Milind Sawant |
Priti Gadre, Milind Sawant | Priti Gadre, Milind Sawant |
| Tue - 9/14/2010 | Anita Panse, Shireen Diathankar, Seema Bhatlekar | Anita Panse, Shireen Diathankar, Seema Bhatlekar | Anita Panse, Shireen Diathankar, Seema Bhatlekar |
| Wed - 9/15/2010 | Ashlesha Chaughule, Lata Vinod, Kedar Joshi | Ashlesha Chaughule, Lata Vinod, Kedar Joshi | Ashlesha Chaughule, Lata Vinod, Kedar Joshi |
| Thu - 9/16/2010 | Chitra Pendse, Nidhi Godbole | Chitra Pendse, Nidhi Godbole | Chitra Pendse, Nidhi Godbole |
| Fri - 9/17/2010 | Vijaya Shah, Nidhi Godbole, Manasi Karnik, Susmita Parab, Aditi Joshi | Vijaya Shah, Nidhi Godbole, Manasi Karnik, Susmita Parab, Aditi Joshi | Vijaya Shah, Nidhi Godbole, Manasi Karnik, Susmita Parab, Aditi Joshi |
| Sat - 9/18/2010 |
Please click here to RSVP.