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• Did you know Ganpati Festival special 2013

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Part 1 - Will Lord Ganesha incarnate in the
Kali Yuga?

• Yes, as Lord Dhumraketu Vinayaka. Ganesh
  Purana says that Lord Ganesha will take birth in
  the Kali Yuga. He will come to end injustice, and
  adharma. He will destroy evil-doers and shower
  his devotees with blessings. In this form, he
  will not ride the mouse who is his vahan in many
  of his forms but blue. Lord Dhumraketu is the
  Kalki avatar for all those who worship Lord
  Ganesha.

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Part 2 -  Name the most important granthas
connected to Lord Ganesha

• Ganeshapurana, Mudgalapurana and Ganesha
  Gita. The texts, which are said to have been
  written around the 13th or 14th century, explain
  the philosophy, rituals, mantras and puja
  paddhati of Lord Ganesha major beliefs.

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Part 3 - Lord Ganesha on foreign currency

• One of the Indonesian currency notes carries
  the picture of Ganesh. The Indonesian currency is
  the Rupiah. Indonesia was a prominently Hindu
  country which eventually converted to Islam.
  Only, the residents of Bali remain staunchly
  Hindu to this day. While Indonesia became Muslim,
  Hindu philosophy, the Ramayana, Mahabharata and
  the Puranas continued to be popular to this day.
  Most Indonesians are proud of their Hindu past
  and heritage. Idols of Lord Ganesha continue to
  be found during archaeological excavations across
  India. 

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  Part 4 - What is the Ganesha gita?

• A book like the Bhagavad Gita where Lord
  Ganesha as Gajanana explains the art of living
  according to principles of dharma to king
  Varenya. Whereas, it is Lord Krishna who gives
  his Gita to the warrior Arjuna, in the Ganesha
  Gita, it Lord Ganapati who assumes the role. All
  devotees of Lord Ganesha should read the Ganesha
  Gita for his message to solving all the puzzles
  of life and emerging victorious.

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Part 5 - Are you a Ganapatya? 

• The Ganpatyas are Hindus who worship
  Ganesha (also called Ganapati) as the supreme
  principle is the universe Brahman! Just as a
  worshipper of Vishnu is called a Vaishnav, a
  worshipper of Shiva is called Shaiva, a
  worshipper of Devi, a Shakta, worshipper of Lord
  Surya, a Shaurya, a worshipper of Ganapati is
  called a Ganpatya. To a Ganpatya, Lord Ganesha is
  Saguna Brahman or the Brahman with attributes.
  While most Hindus invoke Ganeshas name before
  beginning any auspicious journey, puja or
  ceremony, Ganpatyas worship Ganesha as their
  Ishta Devata.
• Ganpatyas were a widespread sect in the
  17th and 18th centuries, and continues to hold
  sway in some Chinchwad and Moragaon in
  Maharashtra.

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Part 6 - Ganesha in Mexico?  

• India has been a land of great kings and
  saints and sages but it has rarely sent an army
  to conquer a foreign land. However, Indias
  traders, Buddhist monks and explorers travelled
  far and wide and they took lord Ganeshas idols
  with them. No wonder Lord Ganeshas idols
  continue to be found in Japan, Central America,
  Mexico, Iran and in Mongolia to this day.  

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Part 7 -How many Lord Ganesha temples are there
in Tokyo?

• Over 100! Says Dr. Lokesh Chandra, Director
  of the International Academy Of Indian Culture,
  "German scholar Philipp Franz von Siebold has
  written that in 1832 there were 131 shrines
  dedicated to the goddess (Benzaiten) and 100 to
  Lord Ganesha in Tokyo itself. A 12th-century
  temple of Ganesha in Asakusa suburb of Tokyo has
  been declared a national treasure of
  Japan."Ganesha is worshipped as god of love by
  many young boys and girls for achieving success
  in their courtship. The old worship him for
  success in business, Dr Chandra said. There are
  over 243 shrines dedicated to Lord Kangiten or
  Ganabachi, as Ganesha is known in Japan! 

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Part 8 -The saint who wanted to be ugly a story 

• All of us desire to be beautiful. Can you
  imagine someone who prayed to the lord to be made
  ugly. Such was Mata Auvaiar, the Tamil devotee of
  Lord Ganesha, a great poetess and devotee of the
  Lord. The story goes that Mata ji was so
  beautiful that there were several men wished to
  convince her to marry them. However, Mata ji had
  given her heart and soul to Lord Ganesha and she
  did not need anyone else. She therefore prayed to
  Lord Ganesha that she be made old, and ugly so no
  one would bother her.click here to read what
  happened next 

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Ganpati Bappa Morya !!
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