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A temple scene ~
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| Posted by Shyam Santhanam Mon, Jun 18th 2007, 23:33 :: English |
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ganapathy pooja ~
the poojari between mantrams
looks at ganesha, and yawns
Ganapathy ~ another name for the Hindu god Ganesha ~ Sanskrit for the Lord (pathy) of the Ganas or attendants of Shiva ~ he is the remover of obstacles (Vighneshwara) and the first to be worshipped beginning any ritual ~
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha
Pooja ~ a hindu prayer or ritual performed before (for) a deity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puja
Poojari ~ the Hindu priest conducting the ritual usually also a caretaker of the deity at a temple
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