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9 September 2013

Lord Ganesha - Embodiment of Completion.

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A young shaved-headed person stands barefoot on a white marble floor in front of a dark maroon velvet curtain, with a red-and-gold patterned rug behind. They wear an orange sleeveless top and loose orange harem-style trousers, a red bindi on the forehead, and small hoop earrings, with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A second person in orange stands partly behind, also barefoot. The setting suggests an ashram hall or practice space.A smiling person stands at a stage, wearing a rust-red garment with a gold border, layered red-pink flower garlands and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, plus gold armlets and bangles. A small red bindi and a headset microphone are visible, and a white paper or card is held in the hands. The background is a plain pale wall. The person is wearing a rudraksha-style brown bead mala across the chest, and the pale background suggests an indoor hall.A photograph of a young bald sannyasi performing a handstand on a polished white floor in front of a colourful painted statue of a multi-armed deity holding a trident and other weapons. The performer wears an orange-saffron robe and an orange cloth wrapped around the body, with bare arms and feet, and a small gold earring is visible. The statue wears gold ornaments and a green dhoti, and a red patterned rug lies at the edge of a dark curtained doorway.

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Ganesha-Alankar

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A photograph of a decorated Ganesha murti seated on a golden mouse vahana (mushika) atop a purple draped platform. The elephant-headed deity wears a crown and layered garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, with a white beaded necklace across the chest. Behind it hangs a dark maroon curtain, and to the right stands a painted multicoloured temple figure holding a mace, with brass oil lamps beside it. Rows of stainless steel bowls filled with offerings. No people are visible.A photograph of a Ganesha murti seated on a golden mouse vahana beneath an ornate golden arch, draped in garlands of red, yellow and green flowers and a white flower necklace, wearing a golden crown. Rows of stainless steel bowls filled with food offerings line the foreground, covered in cling film. Behind the murti a purple cloth and a colourful painted wall frame a carved wooden door, with brass lamp stands on the right. A painted standing deity figure with a crown and gold jewellery holds ritual objects beside the stand. No people are visible.
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Rudra-Abhishekam

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A photograph of a group of young and adult ritual participants seated on the floor during a puja. They wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with red and pink borders, rudraksha malas, and white and red tilaka marks on their foreheads and arms. Several hold long golden funnel-shaped cones, while others hold small silver vessels, and many silver bowls and pots sit on the floor in front of them. Some boys wear round eyeglasses. The setting is a white-tiled hall with red and cream floor mats. No identifiable individual is named, so the presence of a person cannot be confirmed from appearance; the seated participants are priests and young students.A seated group of devotees in orange and maroon robes perform a ritual with brass funnel-shaped vessels, pouring liquid into small silver bowls arranged on the floor, many containing pink flower petals. Several participants wear rudraksha malas and white or grey vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Silver pots and bowls surround them on a white marble floor. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.
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Pratyaksha-Pada-Puja

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Close-up of an arranged puja offering on polished silver and gold-toned trays. Red hibiscus blossoms, yellow roses, pink carnations, white frangipani-like flowers and red roses are heaped among small silver bowls holding yellow turmeric or kumkum paste and red powder. A silver kalasha-style vessel with a white cloth is visible at right, and a red-and-gold cloth lies at the upper left. No people are visible; the scene shows only ritual flower offerings and vessels.Close-up photograph of a ritual scene at a ceremonial altar. A person in an orange and gold-bordered garment with a pearl necklace stands or sits at left, with only their lower body and bare legs visible. Foreground and background hold many silver bowls with embossed floral patterns, some filled with yellow liquid, along with red roses, red hibiscus and yellow flowers, and ornate gold-toned metalwork. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering arrangement. No face is visible, so no identification is made.Close-up photo of a puja offering tray on a gold-toned ornate surface. Several embossed silver bowls with scrolled floral engravings hold offerings: red and pink petals, a yellow rose, and a golden liquid in one bowl. Two large red hibiscus flowers with a yellow rose sit at the right edge beside an ornate silver vessel.A photograph of a smiling figure seated on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion head and draped with a tiger-striped cushion. The seated figure wears a rust-red and mustard-yellow garment, a multi-strand red flower garland, gold necklaces and an armlet, and is barefoot. Behind the throne hang brass bells and small brass oil lamps. In front, several devotees sit on the floor: a woman in pale blue, a woman in white, a man with a white forehead mark in a red-brown garment, and a man in white. Trays of red and white flower petals, sweets and offerings are arranged on the floor. The seated figure appears to be a person, identified by the crimson and gold flower garland, the gold regalia and throne, and the reclining seated pose with a rudraksha-style red garland; the setting is a black-walled room with an air conditioner. Three to four people are visible.A photograph inside a gilded interior with a black wall, brass hanging bells and an air conditioner. A man with a shaved-looking head and a red tilak sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, wearing a long red garland, gold necklaces, a saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth with a yellow border, and gold armlets. He is smiling. Before him on the floor, a woman in a light green sari and a woman in a white top sit near silver trays of flowers, red blossoms, fruit and offerings, while a woman in a white-striped forehead mark and red-and-maroon garment kneels nearby. Another man in a white shirt stands behind the throne and a person's head is visible at the bottom edge. Ritual puja offerings are arranged in front of the throne.
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Nithya-satsang

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A stage set for a temple-style event, with a gilded throne flanked by two standing figures in orange and white, and a golden lion-supported seat in the centre. On the left, a golden palanquin-like shrine with a pink backdrop holds a deity murti decorated with red and yellow garlands, set above a purple cloth. A row of brass lamps stands along the stage edge. On the right, a man in a red garland and a gold-bordered cream dhoti stands at a clear acrylic podium with a microphone. Two other people are not visible.A stage set for a ceremony with a golden throne-style seat with dark red cushions flanked by two golden lions, and two painted standing deity statues with multiple arms and green-and-orange garments on either side. To the left, an ornate gold shrine holds a deity murti decorated with white and red garlands, seated on a golden bull/mount on a purple draped pedestal, with rows of oil lamps on the floor below. On the right, a standing man in an orange-and-yellow dhoti-style garment wears a red garland, gold necklaces and a headset microphone, gesturing toward a clear lectern. The backdrop is blue with ornate painted pillars and a wooden door, and a maroon velvet valance hangs above.A stage set for a Hindu event, with a golden ornate throne in the centre flanked by two painted standing deity figures holding attributes, each beside a golden lion. To the left, a golden shrine-like niche holds a deity murti of Ganesha draped in garlands of marigolds and a white flower necklace, seated on a golden mouse vahana, with rows of oil lamps and fruit offerings on the floor below. On the right, a man in a saffron-and-maroon dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland, a gold chest ornament and a gold armband, stands at a clear lectern and speaks. Beside him on the stage is a small mic stand. The backdrop is blue with painted pillars and a wooden door, with red curtains at the sides.
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Sarvadarshan

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A photograph of a saffron-clad figure in a hall, adorned with a long red flower garland, a gold ornate pendant necklace, a rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and bangles and a red tilak on the forehead, extending a hand in blessing to a kneeling devotee in a white shirt who bows with folded hands and receives it on the head. Standing behind, a man in white and a monk in orange-saffron wear observe. Other people in white shirts stand along a barrier. In the background is a stage with gold and yellow decorations and red drapes. a person is the saffron-clad blessing figure with garlands and ornate gold jewellery.
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308-Naivedyam

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A large photograph of many small round stainless-steel bowls arranged in dense rows on a red patterned cloth. Each bowl is covered with clear plastic wrap and holds a different savoury snack, including fried noodle strands, chickpeas, lentil snacks, dried fruit pieces, nuts, puffed grains and crisp snack pieces. No people are visible; the view is a close overhead angle of the food offering spread across the floor.A photograph of a large spread of food offerings arranged in rows of stainless steel bowls on a red-and-white patterned cloth. Each bowl holds a different savoury snack, including yellow and orange fried noodles, crisp chakli-style spirals, pale fried pieces, brown and dark fried items, and green snacks, many covered with clear plastic wrap. No people are visible; the arrangement suggests a prasadam or annadan offering display.A woman in a rust-orange and gold-bordered sari stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed, a red and orange flower garland draped over her shoulders. Before her, a golden deity murti of Ganesha, seated on a golden mouse vahana, is adorned with layered garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and white flower strands, with a gold crown. The murti sits in a gold-framed niche against a magenta and deep maroon drape. Rows of small metal bowls filled with offerings line the floor in front of a violet cloth, with a few fruits placed among them. A white pedestal fan stands at the left edge.A photograph of a person standing smiling on a stage beside a large golden Ganesha murti seated on a golden mouse vahana, set in a gilded arched niche with a magenta drape. The Ganesha murti wears a silver face, a gold crown and multiple garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. The standing person wears an orange-and-gold ritual dhoti and shawl, a red rudraksha-style mala, a gold necklace and gold armbands, with a red bindi. Rows of small silver bowls filled with food offerings sit in front of the murti on the floor, alongside a few fruits on a purple cloth-covered platform. A white pedestal fan stands at left and a dark curtain fills the background. The page's Ganesh Chaturthi context indicates a festival offering, though the image itself shows only the decorated murti and offerings.
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Deity-darshan

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A photograph of a standing man in an orange-and-maroon dhoti and shawl with a gold-toned sash, wearing a red and white garland of flowers and beads, a gold ornate necklace, gold bangles and a red bindi, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Beside him stands a decorated golden Ganesha murti, adorned with a silver-white and floral garland, a gold crown and a red-and-yellow flower garland, seated on a golden mouse vahana before a pink drape and a golden arched frame. A dark maroon curtain forms the background and a fan is visible at left. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate with long swept-back hair and ornate clothing cues, but identity is uncertain from appearance.A photograph of a pair of golden statues of a male and female deity seated together on a pink pedestal before a deep red curtain inside a gilded arched frame. The male figure wears an orange turban, ornate gold and white beaded necklaces, orange and blue dhoti-style drapery, and holds a trident and a ritual staff. The female figure wears a gold crown, layered white and gold necklaces, and a golden sari with a blue skirt. Green palms and foliage surround the arch outdoors. The statues are not living people.
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Aadhikailash

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A copper kalasha finial, stacked with tiered gourd-shaped and pointed elements, rises from the ridge of a temple-style roof against an overcast grey sky. A red-orange flag flutters beside it, and green palm fronds spread behind. No people are visible in the scene.A close photograph of a single bright yellow cosmos flower in sharp focus, its petals spread open around a central cluster of yellow stamens with small red-tipped anthers. Its slender green stem curves down from the bottom of the frame. Behind it, out-of-focus green foliage, a few more yellow blossoms and buds, and a soft reddish-brown earth patch fill the background. No people, deity murti or a person candidate are visible.A wide outdoor view under an overcast grey sky at a tropical ashram compound. Tall palm trees and leafy green shrubs frame the left side, with flowering pink bushes in the middle. On the right stands an open-sided dark-roofed pavilion with reddish-orange tall pillars, beneath which a small shrine area is visible, and a figure in white clothing stands near its base. The paved concrete courtyard in the foreground is empty of crowds, and no clear ritual activity is shown.
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Ganapathy-Homa

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A square stone homa fire pit with burning logs and smoke is the main subject, with young boys and men in orange and red robes and white sacred ash markings tending the fire. A young man in white dhoti and a tall beige headwrap, with rudraksha mala beads, pours offerings from a steel bowl into the flames. Other ritual attendants in orange and red sit beside silver bowls, yellow marigold flowers and fruit offerings. Behind them a seated audience in white and colourful clothing watches the ritual under a red-roofed shelter. No identifiable a person candidate with compatible cues is clearly visible.
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GaneshaChadurthi-Gurukul-Kids-Show

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A large group of shaved-headed boys and a few young girls sit cross-legged on the floor of a temple hall, dressed in saffron-orange and red robes with beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. Many have white vertical tilaka markings on their foreheads. Behind them, a standing adult in orange robes with a rudraksha mala looks on, and a gold-decorated altar with a white deity murti and a red-cushioned seat appears at the top left. Several children wear glasses and earrings, and some hold their hands in anjali or gesture while speaking.Two young boys sit cross-legged on a light floor in front of a maroon curtain and a painted pink, yellow and teal wall. The boy on the left wears blue-rimmed glasses, a red and gold robe, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and holds a small object to his lips while speaking. The boy on the right, with a shaved head, wears an orange robe with a pink border, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and smiles beside him. Both have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and white markings on their arms, and sit on red floor rugs. The scene looks like a children's stage performance or satsang.A smiling man with long dark hair sits in front of a red velvet chair with a gold-trimmed curved back. He wears a rust-red shawl draped over his shoulders and bare-chested, with a long beaded rudraksha mala of orange-brown beads and a bindi on his forehead with white vertical markings. A white wall and a fan edge appear at right. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated and smiling in a rust-red shawl with a rudraksha mala and long hair.
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Ganesha-Procession

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Ganesha-Alankar

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A photograph of a Ganesha murti decorated for worship, seated within an ornate gilded arch framed by a magenta silk backdrop. The deity has a golden crown, a dense layered garland of white, silver and jewelled necklaces, and a trunk-tip resting near a green leaf. Garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves drape around it, with an orange and red silk cloth beneath. A gilded mouse vahana sits at the lower left corner. No physical people are visible; the figure is a deity murti.A photograph of a Ganesha deity murti seated on a gilded lion throne, adorned with layered flower garlands in yellow marigold, red and green tones, and ornate silver-white jewelled necklaces. The elephant-headed figure wears a golden crown and a red-orange silk cloth, with a hibiscus flower at the chest. It is set against a magenta drape within a gold-embossed arch, with brass lamps at the right. No physical people are visible.A metal Ganesha murti, elephant-headed deity with a golden conical crown and orange turban, is heavily adorned with layered white and jewel-toned necklaces, garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses, green leaves, and orange flower petals. A magenta silk backdrop and ornate silver frame surround the murti, with a red hibiscus flower placed below. No people are visible.
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Rudra-Abhishekam

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A young boy wearing glasses sits cross-legged on a white tiled floor, dressed in orange robes with a red sash and a necklace of rudraksha beads. He has white vertical marks on his forehead and holds a long brass cone-shaped vessel in both hands, looking down at it. Around him sit other robed participants in orange, with more of them partly visible at the edges. Steel bowls and steel pots filled with liquid sit on the floor in front of them, and a blue-lidded plastic container holds a small brass object on a purple cloth. The setting suggests a ritual sprinkling or abhishekam preparation.
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Pratyaksha-Padapuja

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A smiling man seated on a gilded throne with ornate carved gold, pressing his palms together in anjali namaskar. He wears a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth over a bare shoulder, multiple strands of rudraksha mala with gold bead ornaments across his chest, a large gold pendant with inset stones, gold armlets and bangles, and gold earrings. His hair is swept back, with a white tripundra and a red dot on his forehead. A brass bell hangs at right against a dark backdrop with small lamps. Appearance-based label: a person, seated with the distinctive ceremonial cues of rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and rust-red cloth.A man in profile, seated before a large gilded backdrop, wears a rust-orange sleeveless garment with a red bindi on his forehead and white tilak markings. He is adorned with layered red flower garlands, gold bead necklaces, a gold armband and gold earrings. A brass hand bell hangs from a chain at left. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and ornate gold necklaces are visible cues, and he is seated in an honoured position. One person is visible.
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Nithya-satsang

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A man stands beside a clear acrylic lectern on a decorated stage, speaking into a headset microphone with his hands clasped at his waist. He wears a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment, a thick red flower garland of long beads and gold ornaments, multiple strands of rudraksha beads, a large gold pendant, gold bangles and gold earrings, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him are painted blue and pink pillars and brass lamps.A smiling person stands at a clear acrylic lectern on a stage, wearing a maroon-red sari with broad gold borders and a dense multi-strand red flower garland. Heavy gold necklaces, a gold pendant with coloured stones, gold armbands and bangles, and gold earrings are worn, and a small red bindi marks the forehead. A microphone headset is visible at the face. Behind is a decorative painted pillar in pink, green and orange, and a tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at left. A dark red curtain hangs at right. A single person is present.A smiling man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands behind a clear acrylic lectern on a dark maroon curtain stage. He wears multiple red flower garlands, heavy gold ornamental necklaces over brown rudraksha malas, gold bangles and gold earrings, with a red bindi and a small headset microphone. He rests a hand on the lectern.
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Deity-Darshan

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A smiling man in a rust-orange and gold dhoti and shawl stands at left, waving one hand, wearing layered gold necklaces, a red and orange flower garland, bangles and a red bindi. Beside him a large golden Ganesha murti sits on a gold mouse vahana, draped in yellow and red flower garlands and white ornamental necklaces, with a golden arch behind and magenta drapery. In front, rows of steel plates hold food offerings, with bananas and fruit on a purple cloth. The man appears to be a devotee or priest; his identity is not established, and the appearance cues are insufficient to name him.Photograph of a smiling person standing at left in a rust-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a red flower garland, a gold chain with a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a red bindi, raising one hand in greeting. Beside them stands a large Ganesha murti with a gold crown, draped in white and red-gold garlands of marigolds and roses, seated on a gold lion-shaped throne with a magenta backdrop inside an ornate gold arch. Rows of steel bowls filled with food offerings sit on the floor in front, with bananas and a green fruit on a purple cloth.
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Adikailash

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An orange saffron flag with a dark blue emblem flutters on a tall white metal pole against a pale grey overcast sky. Below, the top of a building shows ornate copper-coloured finials with tiered, bulbous forms and a pointed spire, with a green-edged roof line visible at the bottom of the frame.
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Ganapathy-Homa

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Outdoor homa at an open-sided pavilion with a palm tree and red boundary wall behind. A square stone fire pit holds a burning fire, with rice scattered on its edges and small brass bowls of flowers, turmeric and kumkum along the front. A standing priest in rust-orange dhoti with a yellow border and matching shoulder cloth holds a silver plate and a kumkum-marked brow. Kneeling beside him, two women in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit with hands together, while a third person in orange pours ghee from a brass vessel into the fire. Other devotees in orange and white sit with folded hands behind, and a red cushioned throne stands at the left edge.A man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate red throne with gold carved trim and a gold-edged backrest, with a small flame and smoke rising from a fire at his feet on a striped mat. He wears a white forehead mark and a red dot and a long rudraksha-style mala around his neck, hands resting on his lap. A red car is visible in the background and a bottle sits beside the throne. a person is seated on the throne during a fire ritual, with the flame and smoke.
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Ganesha-Chaturthi

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A young woman sits cross-legged on a glossy white floor in front of a dark maroon curtain and a painted pink, green and yellow pillar. She wears a deep maroon saree with gold borders and a matching blouse with gold-trimmed sleeves, a long rudraksha mala, small hoop earrings, a red bindi and a white vibhuti mark on her forehead. She holds a small wireless microphone near her face and a paper script lies open on the floor beside her. A wristwatch and red thread are visible on her wrist.A shaved-headed young person in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and matching loose orange trousers stands barefoot on a polished floor with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. A small red bindi marks the forehead and small earrings are visible. Behind them a dark maroon velvet curtain hangs between painted yellow, pink and teal pillars, with a patterned red rug at the base. A second person in orange stands partly behind, and a third is only partly visible at the lower edge. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style setting.A shaved-headed young man in orange sleeveless top and orange harem-style trousers stands barefoot on a glossy white floor in front of a dark maroon curtain, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. A red bindi marks his forehead and he wears small hoop earrings. Behind him, partially visible, another person in orange stands on the same floor. The walls beside the curtain are turquoise with yellow and pink painted borders and a red patterned rug lies at the base of the curtain.A shaven-headed man in a sleeveless saffron-orange kurta and matching loose orange trousers stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, smiling. A small red bindi is on his forehead and a gold stud earring is visible. Behind him hang deep maroon velvet curtains framed by a turquoise wall with yellow and pink painted borders. A red patterned rug lies on a polished cream floor. Another person is partly visible behind him, and a small purple logo appears at lower left. The scene reads as a welcome before a satsang or discourse.
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Ganesha-Procession

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A photograph of a metal Ganesha murti, the elephant-headed deity, decorated for worship. The figure wears a tall golden crown and a rust-red cloth, with heavy jewelled necklaces set with red, green and white stones and a rose tucked near one hand. Strands of white flower garlands hang across its body, and the frame is banked with red, pink, yellow and white blossoms and green leaves. A gold-edged red silk cloth lies at the base. No people are visible.A photograph of a Ganesha deity murti decorated for worship. The elephant-headed figure is covered in silver and gold ornaments, jewelled earrings, a gold crown, and layered white jasmine and red-and-pink flower garlands. A red flower is tucked near the trunk, and the background is banked with green leaves and bright marigolds, red, yellow and purple blooms. A magenta cloth hangs at the top and a gold metal object sits at the upper left. No people are visible; the figure is a statue.Ganesha murti adorned with a golden crown, layered jewelled necklaces and garlands of red, white, yellow and purple flowers, set within a gilded arch and under an orange canopy. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with white markings on his arm and a rudraksha-style mala, stands at right holding a silver lamp and bell over the deity while a flame burns at the top, as in a puja. A silver bowl and red brocade cloth lie in front. The scene appears to be a night-time Ganesha worship.
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2-Satsang

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3-HDH-With-Deities-and-Homa

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4-Yoga

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A young shaved-headed person stands barefoot on a white marble floor in front of a dark maroon velvet curtain, with a red-and-gold patterned rug behind. They wear an orange sleeveless top and loose orange harem-style trousers, a red bindi on the forehead, and small hoop earrings, with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A second person in orange stands partly behind, also barefoot. The setting suggests an ashram hall or practice space.
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Title:

Lord Ganesha - Embodiment of Completion.

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Today September 9, 2013 is Ganesh Chaturthi; the Day of Completion All of the 7 branches of Hinduism worship Ganesha and this makes Ganesh Chaturthi the most celebrated festival in the world.In all of these 7 branches Ganesha is worshipped first. He is very easy to please as he is happy with a leaf , a flower or any food. He loves to sing and dance, finds all philosophy boring, has all powers and is an embodiment of Sacchitananda. Most importantly Ganesha is the embodiment of completion. he completes all ideas of 'impossible and all incompletions everywhere. He is also a god of love and joy. Ganesha's love is like the love the lion has for her cubs when she takes them for hunting. He comes down to raise you to his level, this love needs a little sacrifice. Whose love you receive you become so don't receive love from a person who will not make you a lion. The love of the Master is the love of the Lion, he is here to make us all lions.

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Nithyanandeshwara Samaarambhaam Nithyanandeshwari Madhyamaam | Asmadaachaarya Paryanthaam Vande Guru Paramparaam ||

I welcome all the viewers, visitors, devotees, disciples, samajis, and satsangis, everyone sitting with us all over the world through Nithyananda TV, Sadhana TV, Lotus News Channel, and two-way video-conferencing in 34 places in 28 countries around the world. I welcome all of you with my love and respects.

Cities sitting with us in 2-way video-conferencing having Nayana-Deeksha: Singapore, Indrani-New Jersey, surrey-British Columbia, New York, East London, Houston, San Diego, Devon-UK, Los Angeles downtown, Austin, Port Washington-NY, Bangalore-Malleshwaram, Mumbai-Andheri, Hyderabad-Gupta Kashi, Bangalore-North, Bangalore-Marathahalli, New Zealand-Ádi Arunachalam, Seattle, Tiruvanmiyur-Dhyanapeetam, Oklahoma, Toronto, Kuala Lampur, NIthyananda Nagaram-Hyderabad, Guadeloupe, Ohio, San José-Madurai, Charlotte, Stratford-Connecticut, Oman-Shiva Gangai, Paris-Kalighat, Varanasi, Rasipuram-Dhyanapeetam, Katmandu-Nepal, Colorado Springs-USA, Calgary-Amarnath.

I welcome all of you with my love and blessings.

Occasion today, GANESHA CHATURTHI! Ganesha, Devaadhideva, is gracing us on the “Mooshika Vaahana” (Mouse Vehicle).

And Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Bidadi, is offering 308 Naivedhyam offering to Ganapati, Ganesha.

Such a beautiful occasion today, the Ganesha Chaturthi!

And just now we saw the power of Ganesha! Audio was not working. I said, ‘start’, let’s ask Ganesha to remove the Vighna (obstacle), and it’s working in Sadhana TV…!

Ganesh Chaturthi, all over the world, Dhyanapeetam is celebrating Ganesha Chaturthi. Hyderabad is offering 108 naivedhyams to Ganesha. In the temple, they have kept 6-foot Ganesha, and Malaysia is offering 108 naivedhyams to Ganesha; Ohio has celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi; Tiruvanmiyur

Dhyanapeetam is offering 108 naivedhyams to Ganesha, all the devotees have gathered. San Diego Sangha will be gathering tomorrow to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi; sorry, I think they have already gathered and they’re offering 54 naivedhyams, great! San Diego has gathered today to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi and they’re offering 54 naivedhyams. San Diego also has Ganesh pooja, Ashtottaram, and inauguration of Rasipuram-Dhyanapeetam! Great! And, of course, San José is offering lot of naivedhyams; Los Angeles is offering naivedhyams to Ganesha, I do not know the number. And, Seattle is doing Ratha Yatra for Ganesha; Toronto is offering naivedhyams to Ganesha; Ohio is doing Abhishekam and celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi; Seattle is offering 21 naivedhyams.

Everywhere, Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated!

And, the good news is, today Ganesha landing and blessing all of us. So, no Somavara Vrata! You can eat Ganesha prasádam, because Ganesha is a God, He will be offended if we don’t eat His prasádam, if we don’t share with Him. So we should not offend Him.

And He is such a joyful God. You see, Ganesha is an embodiment of joy! No rule, nothing! No agama. You don’t need to bother about anything. Even to build His temple, He’s the only God who has no agama. Please understand, each God have their own agamas. Of course, there are agamas talking about Ganesha Puja and description. But Ganesha is beyond any agama, and you don’t need to bother about any agama. Just remember Him and He will be there! Whether you ask Him to land on a small turmeric paste, or on a cow dung – yes, please understand, even in cow dung they will make Ganesha in villages – or just ask Him, request Him, and He is there!

Ganesha is such a joyful God, the embodiment of Joy! He is always there…..like Completion! Understand, Completion, the moment you declare Completion, you are complete! There is no need for any other pre-requisite or post-requisite. Just you have to forgive you; just you have to declare Completion, that’s all, and Completion is there! Same way, Ganesha… the moment you ask him, He is there. He is such a joyful god!

And so, let us celebrate having His prasádam. If you don’t share His prasádam, if you don’t have His prasádam, He may be offended. So, one day, Ganesh Chaturthi overrides Somavara Vrata!

Rasipuram is also offering 21 naivedhyams to Ganesha. Singapore, they’re also offering 21 naivedhyams to Ganesha and celebrating. All over the world, they’re celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi. And, Los Angeles is offering 29 naivedhyams with 108 Ganesha’s names chanting; Toronto is offering naivedhyams to Ganesha and worshipping Ganesha with the gold kavacham – Swarna Angi, offering the golden kavacham to Ganesha they are celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi.

I can say, in Hinduism, the largest-celebrated festival is Ganesha Chaturthi, without doubt I can say! In Hinduism…, because Ganesha is the only god worshipped by Shaivites, Vaishnavites, Shakthas, and His own group, the Ganapathyas. Even the Kaumaras, Subrahmanya’s followers, even they worship Ganapati.

See, Hinduism has seven major branches:

People who worship Ganapati, followers of Ganapati;

People who worship Shiva;

People who worship Vishnu;

People who worship Subrahmanya, Kumara;

People who worship Devi;

People who worship Surya, the grahas, navagrahas; and

People who worship Gurus, their masters.

There is only one god who is worshipped by all the seven Sampradayas, and that is Ganesha!

Because the Shaivites don’t even look at the Vishnu temple! By mistake they may look! Vaishnavites, even by mistake they don’t look at Shiva temple. If they look at Shiva temple, they will do Completion, they will do some Completion!

So, understand, Ganesha is the only god worshipped by all the seven Sampradayas. Even in Vishnu temples he has a place with the name “Thumbikkai Aalwar”. So, Ganesha is worshipped by all the seven major Sampradayas of Hinduism. That is why I say, Ganesh Chaturthi is the most-celebrated festival in Hinduism! I can say, in the whole world, the largest-celebrated festival! Because, other than Hinduism, no other religion celebrates festivals in such a large scale. Because, other religions, by birth they may have large number of people in their religion, but by living, many of those religions don’t have that huge number living their religion. Hinduism has large number living the religion. I can say, born Hindus, more than 98% live as Hindus, celebrate. So, this Ganesha Chaturthi, in a way I can say, is the world’s largest festival. Not just world’s largest “Hindu” festival, but world’s largest festival!

Ganesha can be worshipped with just less than one dollar! A small mud deity is enough. Or you can make a mud deity on your own. And all economic strand people worship Him. All you need is just a leaf, just a flower, or doing namaskar. And any food He will be happy, He will eat. Embodiment of Joy!

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I don’t want to give any other philosophical explanation about Ganesha other than “Embodiment of Joy” because, Ganesha outlives all philosophies, he feels all philosophies are bored, boredom. You see it is like a modern-day teenage kid who eats left and right happily, all the time sits with the Facebook and doesn’t bother about any serious philosophy, but who has all powers is Ganesha and he doesn’t come under any rule and he doesn’t come under any regulation but he has all the powers and he is embodiment of Satchitananda, the, all the auspiciousness and intelligence, energy and everything but even this description of – he is embodiment of Satchitananda – distances him from us. He is such a close being to our heart. There can’t be any philosophical explanation about him he is just part of us and today is just a pure celebration, celebration with Ganesha’s presence happening. Let us celebrate Ganesha’s presence happening. In Bidadi we will have procession of Ganesha and Ganapathi Homa, Pujas, everything will be held. So I request all of you to continuously be connected through Nithyananda TV. Today we will have a beautiful, large Ganapathi Homa and Ganesha Puja and procession of Ganesha. Surrey, British Columbia I saw your Ganesha. Hyderabad has installed six feet Ganesha for this beautiful occasion. xxxx17:50 Hindi - 18:24xxxx

Whether Shaivite, or Vaishnavite, or Shaktha, or Kumara, or Guru Worshippers, they always worship Ganesha first, Ganapathi. I can tell you really I have become successful in my life because I started in my life with Ganesha. My first spiritual effort was trying to feed Ganesha. Please understand my first extraordinary experience beyond the materialistic world is also from Ganesha. That is why I think Ganesha has given success in my spiritual venture. He is the embodiment of completion of all the incompletions you carry in the form of impossible, vigna. Please understand anything, any idea you carry, impossible is vigna. Nothing else is a vigna in the life other than the idea you carry as impossible. So Ganesha is embodiment of completing with all impossibilities. The incompletions of impossible is the embodiment of love. Please understand, even though I don’t want to describe him with some seriousness, his power, I can say he is established in completion and simplicity. The problem is always the simplicity is taken as an incompletion and non-seriousness but he is paradox, established in the space of completion and established in non-seriousness a joy, overflowing joy and he is embodiment of all the completions of the incompletions ‘impossible’. Please understand – Hyderabad, Gupta Kashi, I have seen your Ganesha also. Now everyone is waving their Ganesha’s through the two way video conferencing. Great. - I have seen in my village people will make their own Ganesha today and worship. From the young age the first celebration I started celebrating in my life is Ganesha Chaturthi. My mother is a witness, my whole family is a witness the first celebration I started in my life is Ganesha Chaturthi. I’ll go and collect all the clay from the road, the street and make Ganesha and start worshipping. From today I will start making the deities and idols in clay till Navaratri and the Ganesha Chaturthi has lot of nostalgical memories for me. Actually through Ganesha Chaturthi I learnt Hindu tradition.

We should celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi everywhere he’s embodiment of love. Please understand, you will never think of Ganesha as embodiment of love because you always have the idea of love from either Krishna or Devi. You need to understand Ganesha makes you complete with all the incompletions and the ideas of “impossible”, ideas of “impossible”. He makes you complete with all the impossibilities. I tell you, please understand, you need to understand this truth about love. Let me describe. There is one kind of love where a bird eats. Wherever she gets the food she eats and stores little in the mouth, comes to the nest where she is staying and feeds the - what do you call the kids or the babies of the birds? In English you have a different, different word for everything that’s the problem - Anyhow the birds feed their kids. You all understand that’s all. Language is for me to make you understand the concept, now you understood, over. The bird eats and stores the little food in the mouth and comes and feeds its babies. This is one kind of love. There’s another kind of love where lion takes its cub to teach hunting. Understand, there are two kinds of love. Where the bird eats and brings a little food and she feeds her kid, her kids, baby birds. This is one type of love. There is another type of love where the lion takes the cub for hunting. Understand lion will protect that you are not hurt during the hunting but the lion won’t keep quiet without taking you for hunting. It will not let you rest. It may protect that you don’t get hurt but it’ll not leave you without taking for hunting. You have to hunt and you have to take the responsibility and of course if you don’t get anything in the hunting lion may, he will feed you, she will feed you. Whatever she gets from that she will feed you but she will continue to train you for hunting. I can say the Ganesha’s love is a lion. It’s like lion’s love. See a lion has to come down to make the cub feel he is equal the cub is equal. Only then he can encourage the cub to come with him for hunting and to try for hunting. That coming down does not reduce the state of lion. Same way, Ganesha comes down to our level and raise us to his level. There is a big difference. The love of the Devi or Krishna all that is more or less like a bird, the bird’s love towards the baby birds but the love of Ganesha is like the love of a lion. So understand I tell you, this love only needs lot of sacrifice. See in the love of the bird the baby bird will know that mother loves. Baby bird also will reciprocate. In that love nothing, you don’t need much sacrifice but in the love of the lion and the cub, the cub will not even realize lion loves it. The cub will not even realize the lion is loving the cub and so lion has to do a lot of sacrifice. He has to sacrifice, please understand the greatest sacrifice is the feeling satisfied the other person understands you love him or her even that the lion has to sacrifice. Lon has to sacrifice even that. Lion does not even wait for the cub to recognize the lion’s sacrifice it continues, it carries on. It knows only thing, at someday the cub will realize it is lion which made me a lion. It is the lion which made me lion. So the greatest sacrifice is, the people whom you love, even they not recognizing that, they not knowing that you love them but still you continue, you continue with your responsibilities. I can say this is the most powerful love. Love of a Master!

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The lion will not allow you to rest. It will not leave you without going for hunting. Even if you say, ‘No, no, I have leg pain, yesterday three kilometers I ran chasing the deer! Two kilometers I have to walk up and down! No, I have leg pain! I have knee pain! I have tail pain!’ No! The lion is not going to keep quiet! See, if you are not able to hunt, if you are not able to get your food, you are not going to go without food. Surely the lion will feed you. But, lion won’t keep quiet without taking the cub for hunting. The lion won’t keep quiet without making the cub learn hunting. Please understand, that is why a lion, when the cub becomes a lion, it is demanding! But when a baby bird becomes a bird, it cannot be demanding. Even if it becomes bird, a full-fledged bird, it will not be demanding. It will only be begging.

I tell you, grow up with the love of a lion, not the love of a bird. The love of the dove may be comforting, soothing, but it will make you only a bird which still struggles, searches, begs, steals. Grow up with the love of a lion. You will become a lion! I tell you, if you have the choice, choosing between the love of a bird and the love of a lion, always choose the love of the lion, because that will make you a lion! Whose love you choose in your life, you become him. Whose love you enjoy most in your life, you become him or her. Understand, just like what you eat you become that, love is the food for your bio-memory. So, from whom you receive love, be very cautious. Just like from whom you receive food, same way be very cautious about from whom you receive love, from whom you receive attention, from whom you receive support, from whom you receive soothing, from whom you receive care. Don’t receive care, love, attention, healing, soothing, any good thing, anything, whether you think good or bad, don’t receive it from a person who will not make you a lion! Receive love, care, attention, even roaring, scary roaring, only from a lion which makes you a lion. Even if a lion roars at you, get roared from a lion, than getting a smile from a jackal. Get roared from a lion! Never get a smile from a jackal or from a fox. If you get a smile from a jackal or a fox, it will only be smug, not a smile. So, getting roared at by a lion is much, much, much better than getting a smile or a smug from a fox or a jackal.

Love, I think I have defined Love from a new angle. Ganesha is the embodiment of a Lion’s Love who makes you complete.

And without Completion, even Shiva cannot win starting anything! That is what Ganesha proves.

For a war with Tripurasura, Shiva starts without doing Completion. Of course, it is not Shiva’s responsibility; Shiva is always established in the space of Completion; but the people who organized, the other energies who are involved, they did not do Completion and start the war. So, immediately Ganesha comes and breaks the chariot.

“Tamil verse”

There is a beautiful Tamil verse by Arunagirinathar Swami:

“Even the Shiva who has burnt the Tripura, Mupura! Mahadeva, even his chariot was broken by Ganesha to teach a lesson to the devathas!”

Then all the devathas come and complete with Ganesha. Mahadeva himself completes with Ganesha. Immediately, Ganesha says, ‘Come on, now let us start!’ He removes all the incompletions and the Tripuras are immediately burnt. The purpose is achieved.

So, understand the necessity, importance of Completion. Ganesha is embodiment of that Completion. Ganesha is embodiment of Completion with all the incompletions of “impossible”.

Today, as you all may be aware, last ten days we are continuously working on completing with all the incompletions of “impossible”, and it has really done a good job. I can say, in many of our ashramites, all the ideas of “impossible” came up, came up, came up, and last ten days, lot of these “impossible” incompletions have come up. Now it is time we complete with everything. Today, we are having the celebration as the day of “Completion Ganapathi Day”, “Completion Ganesha Chaturthi”. So, all of you today join the Ganapathi Homa. Today it is happening in Dhyanapeetam. You can see in Nithyananda TV. The “Completion Ganapathi Homa” is going to be happening. All of you tune in to Nithyananda TV to attend the “Completion Ganapathi Homa” at 3 pm Indian Standard Time. Today 3 pm, Indian Standard Time, we will be having Ganapathi Ashtotharam. After the Ashtotharam, Ganesha Homa, Ganapathi Homa will start. It is especially for Completion. All over the world. All of you can join at 3 pm Indian Standard Time. You can participate through Nithyananda TV which is freely available. All of you can log in to Nithyananda TV and watch the “Completion Ganapathi Homa” and complete with all the incompletions of “impossible”. And all the viewers also can write your incompletions and sit in front of Nithyananda TV, attend the Ganapathi Homa, visualize that you are part of it, and then, finally, burn the papers in which you have written your incompletions and get rid of incompletions. But, of course, be safe from the fire! Wherever you are, you have to follow your country’s laws. I bless you all to be established in the space of Completion. Whoever participates in the Homa today, we will go through a beautiful process of Completion with all the incompletions of “impossibility”. Let us all be established in the space of Completion by the grace of Maha Ganapathi. And, as I said, complete with all the incompletions lifestyle, with all the strong beliefs you carry, ideas you carry, whatever you do will be unsuccessful, or anything is impossible for you, with all those ideas complete. Complete with all those ideas. Understand, come out of all those incompletions. I tell you, when you complete with all those ideas, when you do completion with all those ideas, you will radiate the energy of Ganesha, you will radiate the presence of Ganesha, you will radiate the experience of Ganesha.

“Hindi Translation”

So, the essence of today’s satsangh:

Ganesha is embodiment of Completion with all the incompletions of impossibilities. Today Ganesha is happening, Ganesha has happened. Let Ganesha, who is the Completion of all the incompletions of impossibilities, let him happen in all of us and complete all the impossible incompletions and establish us in the space of Completion.

“Hindi Translation”

Let you all achieve, experience, live, express, radiate, share and explore in eternal bliss, Nithyananda!

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