Ganapati Chaturthi is annually celebrated in the Bhadrapada month on the waxing fourth day. Omkara tattvam is Ganapati swaroopam. Ganapati receives first worship in all events. Thus, the “Prathama ...

Devotees gathered in large numbers throughout the day to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesha, making the temple premises ...

Few chants in India carry as much emotion as “Ganapati Bappa Morya.” It rises during arrival, swells during celebration, and breaks hearts at visarjan. Loud, rhythmic, communal, yet deeply personal.

In the middle of Pune’s busy streets, tucked among shops and traffic, sits a temple that almost everyone in the city knows by heart. The Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple is not sprawling or quiet, ...

Pune: A diamond tilak estimated to be worth Rs1 crore was offered to the idol at Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati. The gesture was made by two devotees, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi and Ricky ...

Ganapati fervour has spread all over the state, not the whole country. During the worship of Ganesha, I came across two words describing Ganesha - Vignaharta, the remover of all obstacles, which all ...

Vatapi Ganapatim Bhaje is a Sanskrit kriti composed by the legendary poet-composer and singer Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar. It is sung in almost all music concerts in South India. The kriti’s opening line ...