Craftsgarner Wishing You All A Very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi

 

 Vakratu.nDa Mahaakaaya Kotisuuryasamaprabha |
nirvighnaM kuru me deva sarvakaaryeshhu sarvadaa ||

It means O God Ganesha!(large bodied with a large belly), radiant as millions of suns,
 Please remove obstacles in all of my tasks all the time..

According to Hindu Mythology before starting any Puja or Homam, it is must to first
 worship LordGanesha. It is believe that if we worshiped Lord Ganesha one can easily
overcome the difficulties of life if he is blessed by Lord Ganesha.
At least once in a year we should perform Ganesh Puja in our
 home. It brings prosperity, health, wealth, and also bring peace in our mind. You can
perform in all auspicious occasions.It necessary to seek Ganapati's blessingbefore starting
any new venture. An important event like wedding is also not complete without his bless.
With the support of Lord Ganapati we can overcome miserable situations in our life.
           
                       
A first look at Lord Ganesha from a modern prospective appears shocking and absurd...
How can one possibly have an elephant's head on a human;s torso ??? Even a baby elephant's
head will never fit a human neck. Then why did our ancestors choose this eccentric combination???
There is a quite interesting story behind it... Eager to know??? ok...
It is said that Ganesh was created by Parvati out of her sandalwood paste that she used for her bath.
One day while she bathed she stand him at her door to guard. When Lord Shiva returned and tried to enter there, Ganesha didn't allow him because he didn't know his father.It enraged Lord Shiva and
asked his follower ghosts to teach him manners. Ganesh was very powerful. Being born of Parvati,
he was the embodiment of  Shakti. He defeated  not only followers but  all sages of heaven, Narada, along with Saptarshi. Even Indra the King of Bieties was not spared.
Ganesh declared nobody was allowed to enter while his mother was bathing. Amidst the fighting Lord Shiva
 severed the head of the child.When Parvati came to know this she took the form of ADI SHAKTI and
 vowed to destroy the universe where her son was killed. Having seen this Lord Shiva promised her to
 give a new life to her son. Then he fixed the head of the baby Elephant in the place of Ganesha's head.
In this way he came to be depicted as elephant Headed God.

  There are many famous temples in India. OH!! sorry not only in India but also in Abroad..Ganesha is worshiped throughout the world. Some of the temples are :-

                        * Lakkasandra      -  Banglore
                        * Ganapati Agraharam  - Tamil Nadu
                        * Ashtavinaya  - Pune
                        * Karpaka Vinayak Temple - Madurai
                        *Sharavu Ucchi Pillaya Temple - Tamil Nadu
                        * Sri Siddhi Vinayak Temple - Maharastra
                        *Sellakatharagama Ganesh Temple - Sri Lanka
                        * Vinayagar Temple - Jaffna, Srilanka
                        * Richmond Hill Ganesha Temple - Canada
                        * Muthu Vinayakar Temple - Canada
                        * Sri Shakthy Ganapati Temple - U.K
                        * Nashville Ganapati Temple - U.S.A
                        * Sri Layan Siddhi - Singapore

Do you know??? There are 108 names of Lord Ganesha according to Hindu Mythology.
Every name has its specific meanings.. Just have a look..
 
                        * Avaneesh           - God of the world
                        * Avighna             - 'Vighna' means Disruption so Avighna means remover of disruption
                                                        and obstacle from our life.
                        * Balaganapati      - Lovable Child
                        * Bhupati              - Lord of the Gods
                        * Buddhipriya       - Having Knowledge
                        * Chaturbhuj        - Having four arms
                        * Ganapati           - Lord of all Ganas(God)
                        * Heramba           - Mother's Lovable son
                        * Lambodaraya    - The huge bellied Lord
                        * Vishwaraja        - King of the whole world

Children are mostly fond of Bal Ganesha. His statues are
 found in various style . Sometimes he gets the appearance of
a writer or sometime like Gandhiji. He

stand with his chari (stick).Modak is beleived
to be his favourite food.It have a special importance
 in the worship of God Ganesh. During
 Ganesh Chaturthi 21 modaks are offered to him as Prashad.
Ganesh Chaturthi is the most important festival in Maharashtra
which is celebrated for 10 days.Ganesh is the most respected God
 in Maharastra.

           There are also some movies and famous songs dedicated to Ganesha like Bal Ganesha, My Friend
            Ganesha, Bal ganesha-2, Vinayaka Chavithi (Telgu movie), Sri Vinayaka Vijayam(Telgu movie)...
            Some songs are : -
                                          * Jai Jai ganesha - Jai Chiranjeeva
                                          * Dandaalayaa Undraalayya - Coolie no 1
                                          * Vaataapi Ganapatim - Vinayak Chavithi
                                          * Deva Sri Ganesha - Agneepath
                                          * Tera Hi Jalwa - Wanted 

  Craftsgarner wishing you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi. In this auspicious day lets pray peace,
purity and prosperity for everyone. Regardless of a religion, caste, or nationality. May his blessings
shower us with happiness and an unconditional love..

Guruve Devo Namah: Happy Teachers Day To All Of You

There are many special days like Friendship Day, Children's Day, Parent's Day, Mother's Day  and many more...Teacher's Day is one of them.This is also an important day for us like all other  special days. This special day is celebrated on 5th of September every year in our country. This is the birth day of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, late President of our country.  He was an outstanding scholar and teacher.

Do you know why we celebrate this day??? Yes. absolutely right!!This day is celebrated to honour             the teachers of our country. The teachers are regarded as the backbone of our society. They build the future citizens of our country. They teaches student carefully and sincerely. In ancient period also Guru behaved their pupils as members of their family. There was perfect harmony between them.  There relation was based on pure love and free from all selfish intention.  Nothing has changed still teacher love students as their children and treat them as parents and also inspire fills confidence and trust among his pupils and imparting knowledge very diligently.

A student gets new life when get education from the teacher.Yes it is true that one's mother brings to the world while the teacher teaches one how to adjust oneself in the world. They builds up our characters and mould us into a man in society. For our bright future most of the credit also goes to our teacher.Their importance in our life is immense. So on the Teacher's Day teacher are honored through various function throughout the country especially in schools. The government also shows them respects by giving them different civilian awards. Thus is the day when the teachers feel proud and encouraged.On the other hand  the student should follow the advice of their teachers which is the right way to show them respect.

In our school there is an amazing culture, on this day 12th Standard students get a chance to live a day like Teacher.  Students have to take classes and the Teachers enjoy their day sitting in the staff room they dont have to go for classes.  All 12th standard students attend respective periods of respective teacher which he or she is acting like.  Then in the second half that is after recess time functions were organized like dance,songs,skits and mimicry of some teachers followed by small tea party. 

CraftsGarner Team wishing you all a very Happy Teacher's Day. Check out few gift options for your favourite teacher.  Beautiful Pen Stand and Paper weights made of Teracotta and Dhokra.