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OmHarihiOm

Firstlightthelamps.

PlacetheGaneshidolorPhotoframefacingtheEastorWest.ButnotfacingtheSouth.
Applysandalpasteandkumkumontheforehead,palmsandfeetandthengarland
withflowers.

Aachamaniyam:

AchyutayaNamaha
AnanthayaNamaha
GovindayaNamaha
Keshava,narayana,madhava.padmanabha,damodara

Ringthebellasyouchantthefollowingmantra:

Aagamarthatudevanam,
Gamanarthaturakshasam
Kurveyghantaaravamramyam
Devatahvaanlaanchanam

Gurudhyanam:Withfoldedhandchant:

Gurubrahmaguruvishnugurudevomaheshwaraha.
Gurusaakshaatparambrahma
Tasmaishreeguraveynamaha.

Nidhayeysarvavidyanaam,bhishajeybhavaroginaam.
Guraveysarvalokaanam,dakshinamurthayeynamah.

GanapatiDyanam:

Omshuklambaradharamvishnum
Shashivarnamchaturbhujam,
Prasanavadanamdyayetha,sarvavignobhaupashanthaye.

PranaYamam:

Omboohu,Ombhuvaha,Oghumsuvaha,
Ommahaha,Omjanaha,Oghumsatyam,Omtatsavithurvarenyam,
Bhargodevasyadhimahi,dheeyoyonahprachodayathu.Omaphaha,
Jyothirasa,amruthambrahma,bhurbhuvasuvaram.

Sankalpam:

Mamopathasamastha,durithakshayadwara,shriparameshwara
preetheyartham,karishyamanasyakarmanahanirvignam
parisamaptyarthaaadhaovigneshwarapoojamkarishyey.

Pouraspoonfulofwateronyourpalms,wipethemandsay:

Apahupasprashya.

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Takesomeflowersandrice(akshata)inyourhandsandchant:

Omgananaanthvaganapathinghavaamahey,
Kavimkavinam,upavashravastamam.
Jyeshtarajambrahmanam,brahmanaspatha,aanushrunvanoothibhi
Seedhasaadanam.Ommahaganapathayeynamaha.

Aavahanam(InvokingtheGod)Placeleftpalmonthecentreofthechestandwith
therightpalmtouchthefeetoftheidol(orframe)
simultaneouslyandchantthemantra:

Asminharidraabimbeysumukham
Mahaaganapathimdyayaami,
Mahaaganapathimaavaahayaami.

AasanamAfterchantingthefollowingmantra,offeroneflowerortulsileaf:

Aasanamsamarpayami

Paadhyam and snaanam : Offer one spoon of water into a plate or bowl after
chantingeachlineoffollowingmantra:

i)Paadhyopaadhyamsamarpayaami
ii)Hastyoardhyamsamarpayaami
iii)Aachamaniyamsamarpayami
iv)Snanaantharamaachamaniyamsamarpayaami

Vastram,UpavithamandAabharanam After chanting each mantra, offer akshata

(rice)withflowersortulsileaf:

i)vastrarthaakshataansamarpayaami
ii)upavitaarthaakshataansamarpayami
iii)aabharanarthaakshataansamarpayaami

Chandanam Apply sandalpaste on the forehead of the idol (or photoframe) and
chant

DivyaParimallagandhaandharayaame

KumkumApplykumkumontopofthesandalpasteandchant:

Haridrakumkumamsamarpayaami.

Akshataoffersomeakshata(rice)andchant.

Akshataansamarpayaami

Pushpamoffersomeflowersandchant:

Pushpaannisamarpayaami

Now you have invoked Lord Ganesh for the Pooja, and you are ready for the
Pushpaanjali and naamavali (praising the Lord by his different names) After each of
thefollowingmantraofferaflower:

Omsumukhayanamaha
Omekadantaayanamaha
Omkapilaayanamaha
Omgajakarnakaayanamaha
Omlambodaraayanamaha
Omvikataayanamaha
Omvignaraajayanamaha
Omvinayakaayanamaha

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Omdhumaketaveynamaha
Omganadyakshaayanamaha
Omfaalachandrayanamaha
Omgajananaayanamaha
Omvakratundaayanamaha
Omshoorpakarnaayanamaha
OmHeyrambaayanamaha
Omskandapoorvajaayanamaha
Ommoolaprakrutayeynamaha
Omkshetrapaalayanamaha
Omgurubhyonamaha
Omsiddhivinayakaswamineynamaha
Nanavidhaparimalapatrapushpanisamarpayaami

Prarthana:Withfoldedhandschant:

Vigneshwaramahabhaagasarvalokanamaskruta,
Mayarabdhamidham,karmanirvignamkurusarvadhaa.
Aabrahmalokaath,aasheyshaathaalokaa,lokaparvataath,
Yeyvasanthi,dvijadevah,teybhyonityam,namostutey.
Namonamoganeshya,namasteysivasoonavey,
Avighnamkurumeydevah,namamitvamganadhisha.

Dhoop:LighttwoagarbattisandshowittotheLordaccompaniedbytheringingofthe
bellandchat.

Dhoopamaagraapayaami

Deepam: (Optional) If you have lit a small accompanying lamp, show it to the Lord
accompaniedbyringingofbell.Ifnot,justcontinuewithagarbathiandsay:

DeepamDarshayaami

Naivedyam : Keep the prasadam (coconut fruits, kheer etc.) in a plate before the
Lord, put Tulsi leaves on it close your eyes and chant the mantra
offeringmentallythenaivedyamtotheLord.

Ombhurbhuvasuvaha,tatsavithurvarenyam,
bhargodevasyadhimahi,dhiyoyonahprachodayat.

Take 2 spoonful of water on your right palm, drip the water drops around the
prasadamchanting:

Devasavitahprasuva

Again2drops,dropasabove:

Satyamtvartenaparishinchaami

Take2dropsanddropthruthepalmonyourrightsidenearprasadamchanting:

Amrutahopataranamasi

Now,makegestureofofferingprasadamtotheLord,chanting:

OmPranaayaswaha
OmApaanayaswaha
OmVyaanayaswaha
OmUdaanayaswaha
OmSamaanayaswaha
Ombrahmaneyswaha
OmmahaGanapatayenamahe,Kadaliphaladhikamniveydayami

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Drop2dropsofwaterthrurightpalmonrightsideofnaivedyamsaying:

Niveydananantaramaachamaniyamsamarpayami

2dropsrepeat
MadhyeyMadhyeyamrutapaniyamsamarpayaami
2dropsrepeat
Amrutaapidhaanamasi
2dropsrepeat
Hastaprakshaalanamsamarpayaami
2dropsrepeat
Padhaprakshaalanamsamarpayaami
2dropsrepeat
Aachamaniyamsamarpayaami

ThenputTulsileavesorflowersatthefeetoftheLordafterchanting:

Poogiphalasamaayuktam,
Naagavallidalaiyurtam
Karpoorachurnasanyuktam
Tamboolampratigruhataam
TaamboolamSamarpayaami

LighttheAarti(camphor)andshowittotheLordaccompaniedbyringingofthe
bellandthefollowingmantra.

Raajadirajaayaprasanna
Saahiney,namovayamvaishravanaayakarmaney.
Sameykaamaan,kaamakaamayamahyam,
kaameshwarovaishravanodadhaatu
kuberayavaishravaanaya,mahaarajayanamaha.

Take2spoonfulofwaterinyourrightpalmandletitdropintheplateinfrontandsay
:

Tatpurushayavidmaheyvakratundaayadhimahi.
Thannodantihprachodayat.Karpooraniraanjanamsandarishayaami.

Pouronespoonfulwaterinplateaftereachmantra:

i)Neeraajanaanaantaramaachamaniyamsamarpayaami
ii)Rakshaandhaarayaami

offerflowersorTulsisaying:

Mantrapushpamsamarpayaami,sarvaopachaaransamarpayaami.

Withfoldedhandspray.

Vakratundamahaakayasuryakotisamaprabha.
Avignamkurumeydeva,sarvakaaryeshusarvadaa.

ProstratebeforetheLordandexit.

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