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A temple scene ~
 
Posted by Shyam Santhanam Mon, Jun 18th 2007, 23:33 :: English
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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like this shyam
John McDonald Tue, Jun 19th 2007, 03:17  
  
thanks john
Shyam Santhanam Tue, Jun 19th 2007, 08:18  
  
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