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Vinayaka Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chavithi: Also called: Chavithi, Chouthi, Ganeshotsav, Gauri Ganesh: Observed by: Hindus around the world: Type: Religious: Celebrations: Chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, prayers, processions, idol immersion: Ends: 5 and 7, & 9, 11 days after the start and 21 days after the start only in some regions of ...
Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Chaturthi after Amavasya or new moon. Devotees observe the fast for full day and night and meal is consumed the next day. This fast is mostly observed in Western and Southern India especially by the Brahmin community (Smarta or Shaiva). The fast is supposed to be strict and only fruit, roots or vegetable products are ...
Thirty-two forms of Ganesha are mentioned frequently in devotional literature related to the Hindu god Ganesha. [1] [2] [3] The Ganesha-centric scripture Mudgala Purana is the first to list them.
Vrata is a Sanskrit word that means "vow, resolve, devotion", [1] and refers to pious observances such as fasting and pilgrimage found in Indian religions such as Hinduism and Jainism.
Vinayaka Temple or Sri Varasidhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple of Ganesha. It is located at Kanipakam in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh , India . [ 1 ] The temple is about 11 km from Chittoor and 68 km from Tirupati .
The Manakula Vinayagar Temple [2] is one of the ancient temples in Puducherry, a Union Territory situated in the southern part of the Indian sub-continent.The temple is 400 meters West of the Bay of Bengal, 165 km South of Chennai (Capital of Tamil Nadu State), 23 km of North of Cuddalore and 35 km East of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu.
Sri Vinayaka Vijayamu is a 1979 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao and produced by Jagarlamudi Radhakrishna Murthy under Jaganmatha Arts. The film stars Krishnam Raju , Rama Krishna , Vanisri , M. G. V. Madan Gopal, Kaikala Satyanarayana in the lead roles.
The Cult of Vinayaka. New Delhi: Intellectual Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7076-044-3. Thapan, Anita Raina (1997). Understanding Gaņapati: Insights into the Dynamics of a Cult. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers. ISBN 81-7304-195-4