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Today is the festival of Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of students and doorways, the remover of obstacles.
( A story of Ganesh. )
And here is a prayer to Ganesh:
Praise be to elephant-faced Ganesha, the Incomprehensible One with a sharp tusk, three eyes and capacious belly, King of all beings, the Eternal One of blood-red hue, Whose forehead is illuminated by the new moon, Son of Siva-Shakti, Remover of all difficulties. Ganesha sharanam, sharanam Ganesha.
If these inspire you, please feel free to buy a donut hole in his honor. He likes them especially. Or you could avoid looking at the moon tonight, as in the story above.
For much more Ganesh information, try here: http://www.himalayanacademy.com/resources/books/lg/lg_table_of_contents.html
And for more Ganesh folktales: http://www.geocities.com/bhagvatjee/ganesh/index.htm
( A story of Ganesh. )
And here is a prayer to Ganesh:
Praise be to elephant-faced Ganesha, the Incomprehensible One with a sharp tusk, three eyes and capacious belly, King of all beings, the Eternal One of blood-red hue, Whose forehead is illuminated by the new moon, Son of Siva-Shakti, Remover of all difficulties. Ganesha sharanam, sharanam Ganesha.
If these inspire you, please feel free to buy a donut hole in his honor. He likes them especially. Or you could avoid looking at the moon tonight, as in the story above.
For much more Ganesh information, try here: http://www.himalayanacademy.com/resources/books/lg/lg_table_of_contents.html
And for more Ganesh folktales: http://www.geocities.com/bhagvatjee/ganesh/index.htm