Monday, February 1, 2010
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Festival moods and creativity
With a bang of Dhol and Tashases the Ganesh festival is celebrated in Mumbai. I have seen the enthusiasm that is seen during this festival is amazing. This festival truly brings out the sense of creativity from the people. The environment during this fest is loud and you get to see the real faith, trust and devotions people have towards the lord Ganesha. The great part of this festival is that no status, on caste becomes a barrier, all are one and are fully engrossed in the mood of this festival. This festival is also about the creative talents that people display through their groups (mandals). Every mandal comes up with a theme and ideas to stand out from other mandals. It’s truly incredible to watch these pieces of art.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Origin
The Origin of the festival lies in the Holy Hindu scriptures which tell the story of Lord Ganesha.
Lord Ganesha (or Ganapati) (the names mean "Lord [isha] or [pati] of Shiva's hosts [gana]") was created by goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva.
According to the legend, Lord Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction, was away at a war. His wife Pavarti, who was a goddess in her own right, wished to bathe and having no-one to guard the door to her apartments, conceived of the idea of creating a son who could guard her. Parvati created Ganesha out of the sandalwood paste that she used for her bath and breathed life into the figure. She then set him to stand guard at her door and instructed him not to let anyone enter. In the meantime, however, Lord Shiva returned from the battle but as Ganesha did not know him, he stopped Shiva from entering Parvati's chamber. Shiva,enraged by Ganesh’s impudence, drew his sword and cut off Ganesha's head. Pavarti emerged to find Ganesha decapitated and flew into a rage. She took on the form of the Goddess Kali and threatened destruction to the three worlds of Heaven, Earth & sub terrain. Seeing her in this mood, the other Gods were truly afraid and Shiva, in an attempt to pacify Parvati, sent out his ganas, or hordes, to bring the head of the first living being with his head towards the north (the auspicious direction associated with wisdom). The first living thing they came across was an elephant. So they brought the head of this elephnat and Shiva placed it on the trunk of Parvati's son and breathed life into him. Parvati was overjoyed and embraced her son, the elephant-headed boy whom Shiva named Ganesha.
2-3 months prior to the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, Life-like clay models of Lord Ganesha are made for sold by specially skilled artisans. They are beautifully decorated & depict Lord Ganesh in various poses. The size of these idols may vary from 3/4th of an inch to over 25 feet.
Lord Ganesha (or Ganapati) (the names mean "Lord [isha] or [pati] of Shiva's hosts [gana]") was created by goddess Parvati, consort of Lord Shiva.
According to the legend, Lord Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction, was away at a war. His wife Pavarti, who was a goddess in her own right, wished to bathe and having no-one to guard the door to her apartments, conceived of the idea of creating a son who could guard her. Parvati created Ganesha out of the sandalwood paste that she used for her bath and breathed life into the figure. She then set him to stand guard at her door and instructed him not to let anyone enter. In the meantime, however, Lord Shiva returned from the battle but as Ganesha did not know him, he stopped Shiva from entering Parvati's chamber. Shiva,enraged by Ganesh’s impudence, drew his sword and cut off Ganesha's head. Pavarti emerged to find Ganesha decapitated and flew into a rage. She took on the form of the Goddess Kali and threatened destruction to the three worlds of Heaven, Earth & sub terrain. Seeing her in this mood, the other Gods were truly afraid and Shiva, in an attempt to pacify Parvati, sent out his ganas, or hordes, to bring the head of the first living being with his head towards the north (the auspicious direction associated with wisdom). The first living thing they came across was an elephant. So they brought the head of this elephnat and Shiva placed it on the trunk of Parvati's son and breathed life into him. Parvati was overjoyed and embraced her son, the elephant-headed boy whom Shiva named Ganesha.
2-3 months prior to the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, Life-like clay models of Lord Ganesha are made for sold by specially skilled artisans. They are beautifully decorated & depict Lord Ganesh in various poses. The size of these idols may vary from 3/4th of an inch to over 25 feet.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Ganesha History
Ganesha (Sanskrit: Ga?esa; listen (help•info)), also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon.Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India.Although he is known by many other attributes, Ganesha's elephant head makes him easy to identify. Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles (Vighnesha, Vighneshvara), patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom. He is honored at the start of rituals and ceremonies and invoked as Patron of Letters during writing sessions. Several texts relate mythological anecdotes associated with his birth and exploits and explain his distinct iconography.Ganesha emerged as a distinct deity in clearly recognizable form in the 4th and 5th centuries CE, during the Gupta Period, although he inherited traits from Vedic and pre-Vedic precursors. The principal scriptures dedicated to Ganesha are the Ganesha Purana, the Mudgala Purana, and the Ganapati Atharvashirsa.
Nerurkars Ganpati shivling
Nerurkars Ganpati shivlingMonday, June 30, 2008
Ganpati pics,images,wallpapers
Nerurkars Ganesh on Mooshak
Nerurkars Ganpati on Sinhasan
Nerurkars Ganesh on Sinhasan(2)
Nerurkars Ganpati on two Elephants
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