Shree Ganeshaya Namah!

Shree Ganeshaya Namaha!
The Ganpati festival is here and I have been visiting the little bappa at the homes of various friends and family who have welcomed him into their homes.
Yesterday I went for one such visit. The gorgeous looking Ganesha was sitting so very comfortably on the specially designed throne. :)
A priest sat besides him to help all the visitors to perform the pooja rituals.
There was a little Kirtan session after that, everyone chanting Bhajans. And a small talk about Lord Ganesha followed that. One little angel sat there explaining the lord in simple terms.
He said " Ganesha as a whole sends out a message to us. Each part of the Lord represents something. Ganesha looks like the elephant. When you see an elephant what's the first thing you notice about him..The size..The walk.. So Royal, Unaffected, Fearless! Thats how we should be. The Big head represents knowledge. Ears big enough to cover the eyes, these represent analytical thinking. The message here is do not just judge things only by seeing them or hearing about them. Look listen and think. Then judge. The trunk represents sensitivity that one must have. Big stomach, full of joy, happiness, generosity and acceptance. There's a snake around his waist, that represents awareness. Joy and alertness need to go together, this is the art of living. Hands, One offering the the Modak(sweet) which represents happiness and one hand blessing, both together indicate the promise and assurance of happiness. The Rat, uses Logic which leads to happiness, the rat breaks up the big problems using Logic (Tark) which lead to the Modak(sweet) representing happiness"
He said a lot of other things however this is all I remember.
Well the picture above is my Ganapati Bappa! :)
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