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Ganesh Chaturthi - the birthday of Lord Ganesh

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 7, 2024 at 10:30am

This is an excerpt from lecture from Tattva Darshan 13 titled – Ganesh Glories given by His Holiness Mahanidhi Swami.

Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of Lord Ganesh, is one of the most popular Indian festivals. Lord Ganesh is Half Man Half elephant - Elephant’s head and a human’s body. He is a very enigmatic and very famous Indian demigod India - Ganapati.

He is the lord of inconceivabilities. He wants to show people how when you approach transcendence, when you approach God, the impossible is po

Lord Ganesh by Stephen Knapp

Posted by ISKCON Desire Tree on September 7, 2024 at 9:00am

The principal scriptures dedicated to Ganesha are the Ganesha Purana, the Mudgala Purana, and the Ganapati Atharvashirsa. Brahma Purana and Brahmanda Purana are other two Puranic texts that deal with Ganesha.

Lord Ganesh is known as the son of the Shiva and Parvati, and is the god of luck and of “opening the way.” That is why many people pray to Ganesh before starting a new project, in order to proceed with as few obstacles as possible.

Ganesha became the Lord (Isha) of all existing beings (Ga

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