Part VI
- Temples
- Rock Fort
- Dedicated to Ganesha and Shiva
- Ganesha rooted to this spot because Vibhishana struck him on the head at this point
- The British fortified the temple which gives it it's name
- Ashtavinayak
- Eight shrines
- Moreshwar Temple at Morgaon
- Ganesha mounted on a peacock killed demon Sindhu
- Sidhivinayak of Siddhatek
- Ballaeshwar of Pali
- Varadavinayak of Mahad
- Chintamani of Theur
- Girijatmaj of Lenyadru
- Vighnahar of Ozar
- MahaGanesha of Ranjangaon
- Pilgrimage to all these places and then back to the first
- Trunk to left on all Ganesha's except one at Siddhatek
- Puri Elephant
- Houses Krishna, Subhadra, and Balbhadra
- During the bathing ceremony, Snana-yatra, Krishna and Balbhadra are placed in elephant dress they become black and white elephants.
Part VII
- Festivals
- Autumn
- Ganesha and Gauri are worshipped twice (In the Spring and Autumn)
- Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated on the fourth day of the waxing moon
- Ten days
- After this is Pitr Paksha
- Ancestors worshipped
- Then nine nights of Navaratri
- And the five days of Diwali
- Clay Ganesha bought into house worshiped and then immersed into water
- Spring
- Ganesha Jayanti celebrated on fourth day of the waxing moon
- Considered Ganesha's birthday
- Worshiping image of Ganesha then eventually immersed in water
- Chaturthi
- Fourth moon associated with Ganesha
- Fourth day of the waxing moon is called Vinayakichaturthi
- Worshiping Ganesha on this day brings success
- Fourth day of the waning moon is known as Sankashtichaturthi
- Averts disasters
- Pancha Ganesha
- Five day festival
- Replacement Christmas
- Never heard of it
Part VIII
- Rituals
- Cyclical
- Ganesha idols made with clay
- Represented symbolically by lump of turmeric or red sandal paste on a betel leaf
- Then ducked into water
- Cyclical nature of life
- Nothing in the universe is permanent
- Everything is changing
- Two Gauris
- Two Gauris bought into house
- No moon
- Devotees of Ganesha avoid looking at the moon on days that he is worshipped
- Pillaiyar Suzhi
- Ganesha circle drawn on paper before writing anything on it
- Hibiscus Flowers
- Looks like a "blood drenched womb"
- Sacred to both Shakti and Ganesha
- Blades of Grass
- Purifies the ritual performer
- Represents power of renewal and regeneration
- Vegetation
- Ganesha embodies of the fruit of farming
- Bija Mantra
- Devottes chant "Om Gan Ganeshaya Namaha" 108 times
- Supposed to still the mind, calm the breath, and lead towards a direct communication with Ganesha
- Yantra
- Ganesha's geometric form representation
- An upward triangle
- An upward and downward triangle crisscrossing
- Six pointed star
- A dot or bindu
- Vishwaksena
- Invoked at start of most Hindu rituals
- Sometimes it is Vishwaksena instead of Ganesha
Part IX
- Literature
- Ganesha Purana
- Tells how to express devotion towards Ganesha
- Narrates the tales of Ganesha
- Mudgala Purana
- Describes eight incarnations of Ganesha
- Ganesha Gita
- Ganesha is the supreme being
- Maha Ganesha Upanishad
- Philosophical speculations
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