| Rudra homa beginning: This
is the beginning of Rudra Homa conducted on Mahashivarathri, 2008
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| Rudra Homa in progress : With
mantras ending with "swaha", namaka, chamaka ghee is put in the fire for
Shiva and Fire God, Agni. At the end of Homa, Poornahuti (collection of
nuts, silk cloth, roots and seeds) is put in fire.
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| Little girl and little Ruby:
See how little Ruby enjoys companionship
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| I and my 3rd daughter: My
3rd daughter, Ruby says how much she loves me, in her own language
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| Vinayaka Chaturtthi pooja
begins: Vinayaka chaturthi is the pooja for Lord Ganesh. The pooja begins
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| Vinayaka Vrata avahana: Invocation to Lord Ganesh on Ganaesh Chaturthi
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| Vinayaka Vrata panchamrita
snana: Panchamrita snana for Lord Ganesh on Vinayaka Chaturthi
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| Vinayaka Vrata ahisheka: After Panchamritya snana, abhisheka to Lord Ganesh is done with water
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| Vinayaka Vrata dhoopa deepa: After shuddhodaka snana Lord Ganesh is worshipped with dhoopa, deepa
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| Vinayaka Vrata naama pooja: After offering cloth, yagnopaveeta, 108 names of Lord Ganesh recited
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| Vinayaka Vrata Siddi vinayka
supreeta bhavantu: This ends the pooja vidhana. There is a small prayer
at the end of pooja
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| Vinayaka Vrata -Mahaganapatim
manasasmarami: At the end the pooja a devotional song in Carnatik music is
rendered |
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| A friend
arrives - Found this friend of me on the road........ She is tough. She
stayed with us for an hour. |