This year's annual Chandi Homan - fire ceremony - took place at Shree Ganapathy Temple, Wimbledon on SUnday 6th October 2019. It took place in the middle of the 9 days of Navarathri (9 nights of Goddess) auspicious festivities. Navarathri festivities honour the various forms of the Hindu Goddesses - mainly Saraswaty (Education & arts), … Continue reading Video:Chandi Homam Wimbledon Ganapathy Temple (October 2019)
On Pradosham, Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra & Rudraksha chanting beads: Pradosham (Prathosham): Today is Pradosham - a special day for worshiping the Hindu God Shiva. This happens twice a month.. a few days prior to full moon and new moon. It is a day to worship and pray to Shiva, and seek the clearing of our … Continue reading On Pradosham, Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra & Rudraksha chanting beads
Carrying a Kavadi at the Chariot Festival (at Ealing Kanaga Durga Amman temple, London): A year ago I decided and made an offering to do this `Kavadi dance' at this year's Chariot street procession at the Ealing Durga Goddess temple in London. That divine offering / prayer was fulfilled on 13/8/17. The day started with … Continue reading Carrying a Kavadi at the Ealing Durga Chariot Festival (Aug2017)
I attended the Ther (annual chariot festival ) at Ganapathy temple yesterday with my mother, and met a few relatives and friends 🙂 Also managed to to Ganapathy mantra 1000+ times (counting on fingers ..without my chanting Rudraksha was a bit difficult at times.. as we're all walking..and much was going on.. ) It was … Continue reading Photos :Ther – Chariot festival at Ganapathy Temple – Wimbledon (7Aug16)
Dear all, there are many who honour and worship the Hindu Elephant-headed God Ganapathy (Ganesh). He is a remover of obstacles! In London, this time of the year, the Ganapathy temple conducts their annual festival..which culminates after many weeks of celebrations and special poojas, with the Chariot Festival (Ther). I will be attending this, and … Continue reading Hindu Chariot Festival at Ganapathy Temple (Wimbledon)
Here is the extended version of what I recently wrote on my facebook wall, about Hanuman. He is a monkey - who is supposedly an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Hanuman is the son of of Vayu (God of Air) and a mortal Lady Anjana. He can also fly.. well he's a monkey and is able … Continue reading Hanuman – The Monkey God in Hind Epic `Ramayanam’
Few days ago, I went looking online for some upcoming rituals in Wimbledon Hindu temple. I found the temple's official website. More importantly, I found the wikipedia entry..which had a notice of `lack of notability and possible deletion'. This was quite worrying. Wikipedia as many know is a living entity, billions of people … Continue reading Editing Wikipedia entry – Shree Ganapathy Temple -Wimbledon
Happy Thai Pongal Greetings to all my Blog Readers & Followers, Family & Friends...! It's the first day of the Tamil Calendar.. `Thai' is the name of the first month of the Tamil Calendar.. And pongal is the milk-rice food that is traditionally made on this day.. as the first food item.. People tidy … Continue reading Happy Thai Pongal (Tamil New Year 2014)
Lord Ganesh in the Sea
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