Vignes(h)wara Puja:
Make a cone shaped turmeric Ganesha – manjal pillaiyar by mixing turmeric powder & few drops of water.

Visualise Lord Ganesha.


Lightly tap the temples 5 times with knuckles and chant


S(h)uklaa mbharadharam vishnum s(h)as(h)ivarnam chathurbhujam
Prasannavadanam dhyaayaeth sarvavigno(u)pa s(h)aanthayae


Sankalpam:

Clasp the right palm over the left palm holding a flower, place them on the right thigh and chant

Mamopaaththa samastha durithakshayadvaaraa s(h)ree paramaes(h)vara (narayana)

preethyarththam Thadaevalagnam sudinam thadaeva Thaaraabalam chandrabalam thadaeva

Vidhyaabalam daivabalam thadaeva


Dhyanam:


Ganaanaam thvaam ganapathimhavaamahae

Kavim kaveenaam upamas(h)ra vasthamam

Jyaeshta raajam brahmanaam brahmanaspatha aanah

Shr(u)nvannothibhihsseeda saadanam


Aavahanam - Invocation.


In this step, we visualise the deity in our mind & offer flower or akshathai to the
Manjal pillayar. Thereby we invoke the deity in the image.


Asmin bimbe Shri Mahaganapathim aavahayaami


Aasanam - offering seat:

Offer flowers at the feet & chant

Aasanam samarpayaami


Arghyam - Washing the hands:

Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant

Arghyam samarpayaami


Aachamaniyam - Inner purification;

Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant

Aachamaniyam samarpayaami


Madhuparkam - offering water

Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant

Madhuparkam samarpayaami


Snaanam - Bath:

Offer one spoon of water from the cup with water to the empty cup & chant

Snaanam samarpayaami

Again water for inner purification

Snaanaanantharam aachamaneeyam samarpayaami


Vasthram - Offering Cloth:

Offer flowers or akshathai chanting

Vasthram samarpayaami

Upaveetham samarpayaami


Aabharanam - Offering ornaments:

Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting

Aaabharanam samarpayaami


Gandham & Kumkumam - Offering sandalpaste & kumkum:

Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting

Gandhaan dhaarayaami

Ghandhasyopari haridraakumkumam samarpayaami


Pushpam - offering flowers

Offer flowers or akshathai, chanting

Pushpaam ( pushpaani) samarpayaami

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Love & regards,
Chithra.