GANPATI BAPPA MORIYA!

WORSHIP OF NATURE

23RD,august,2009

8a.m

Dear Friends,

Vakratunda Mahakaya,

Suryakoti-sama-prabha.

Nirvighnam kuru me deva,

Sarva-karyeshu sarvada.

HAPPY GANESH CHATURTHI!

Seeking blessings of Lord Ganesha to remove all the obstacles of life,i'm so happy to write this new post. Ganesh or Gajanan the elephant God of wisdom and wealth is the second son of Shiva and Parvathi.HE is worshipped at the beginning of every ritual or ceremony,offered to any Hindu God,as they belive HE is the fulfiller of all desires,the bestower of wealth n wisdom,the remover of obstacles and the grantor of success.Ganesh is the most popular and most loved household deity in India who is prayed to for everything.

Ganesh Chaturthi is considered the most enchanting of all festivals celebrated by the

hindus,here.it is like our ONAM festival.all the relatives across the globe have a get together for the celebrations.students are getting ten days' holidays.apart from meeting family members who otherwise live in different parts of the world,the youngsters famililiarize themselves with the familytree.the unique family traditions and and customs are passed on to the new

generations.everyone lives in harmony and everyone participates in the festivities right from teh installation to the immersion ceremony.i simply love any occasion when when family reunites.it's tome to learn or traditions n culture.it's awesome to go back to our roots through festivals.

there is a frenzy of activity going on among the youngsters in the villages;they forage for wild fruits,vegetables and flowers taht will adorn the matoli[pandal where Lord Ganesh will be installed].the director of arts and culture has staretd a competition for the most traditional matoli.this reminds me of our VISHU.the way we decorate our KANNAN,for Ganesh Chaturthi,devotees decorate Lord Ganesh with all kinds of fruits,vegetables flowers!

the farming communities worship Lord Ganesha as asymbol of gratitude to the earth.this is because of his parents,Parvathi symbolises the hills.during the monsoon,silt from the hills settles to make the soil fertile.

similarly farmers tie the ears of paddy to their homes' entrance or to the matoli .this is like the niraputhari.it's a custom that's come down from the time when paddy fields were destroyed by wild elephants n rats.the worship of Lord Ganesha n his mount,the rat,is believed to garner

protection.

the matoli celebrates nature.thepandal is made of rare wild flowers ,fruits,roots,shoots and leaves found mostly in forested areas.

devotees will install Lord Ganesha at Ayyappa Temple today evening.all over the state one can see various matolis beautifully decorated.

thanks to amritha channel for showing us Malliyoor Ganesh Temple,today.it's nice to see n know about the different temples in our country.surya also has aprogramme called Keshtrayanam.what a blessing to have darshan of Malliyoor Bhagavata Hamsam thirumeni!how dinive he looks in this old age!

today is ATHAM. we start decoarting our courtyards with beautiful pookalams.it's the time of celebratons!children are fully enthusiastic collecting the various flowers and making beautiful

pookalams.competitions are held and all are in high spirits.we go back to nature n start searching the leaves n flowers.my little star n her friends put the huge pookalam at Kala Accademy for the function held for Keralotsav in the yesteryears.she is an expert with designs and enjoys doing even the bit of work she does.this is giving the whole self and enjoy each moment of life!

it's anu signing off..................

being sunday we can enjoy the live atham chamayam at tripunithara on tv.enjoy n relax!we had boiled banana,chips n papad for breakfast with pittu!this is the way we can feel the onam season!:)

o,yeah,i must tell you!i was always eager to get awards for my blogs n venky my blogger friend has given me three awards at a go!wow!he strongly believes i deserve them.thanks,dear,thanks a lot.the pleasant surprises that bring a smile in our lives which are very rare.

and today is kishen's dance performance at night.dearest,we are proud of you!:)'The Special Look';it's jazz,folks!when my little star n maza enjoy classical dance,kishen loves western!:)

and you know,sunday evenings,the much awaited call from maza comes and now nanda is with her.i was given a hearty welcome in the office after the long break of one month.my friends made me feel happy n comfortable.i really enjoyed n relaxed in their company.

enjoy n celebrate!it's festival time.anu loves you all..........thanks a lot for the special care n love to see that anu won't talk about tears!:)

the song dedication is for all Ganesh devotees...........

sasneham,

anu