Portfolio - Shri Ganapate Namah

Author: DaljeetPublisher: Aravali Books InternationalYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 12ISBN/UPC (if available): N/A DescriptionLord Ganesha, or Ganapati, is worshipped in India and abroad for removing adversities, keeping the evil under his yoke and containing the detrimental forces. With a number of colorfuil plates and a 6-page text, this portfolio expalins the importnce and relevance of this son of Uma.Born of Uma, or Parvati, the illustrious daughter of Himalayas, and bestowed with the tenderness of lotus-flowers which have him perpetually seated on them and have become a part of his cult the cool, soft and kindhearted Ganesha is the auspicious god of good beginning and the harbinger of good fortune, success and prosperity.Nirvighnam kuru mey deva sarva karyeshu sarvatha, or O lord, let all that I do be without obstructions, that is, without first invoking lord Ganesha for containing the detrimental forces of evil nothing has an obstruction-free beginning, at least nothing which