Vinayagar Chaturthi (Ganesh Chaturthi/Pillayar Chaturthi)

Vinayaka Chaturthi Festival celebrate with clay Idol of Lord Vinayagar. Those Vinayagar Idol installed in home and street corners and performed pooja. For pooja we may require a small flower garland made of villva leaves and arugam pullu,we can also use erukampoo garland if available. Some will worship home made ganesh idols, many will buy moulded one from shops. Small decorated umbrella's are kept behind the idol, to make lord more decorative.In some houses,special small towels (pillayar thundu) will be placed around ganesh idol. Vinayagar stotra performed during Vinayaka Chaturthi pooja. On the 11th day, Vinayagar idols throught the streets in a procession with dance and songs to immersed in sea or river or well.This year Vinayaka Chaturti is on 10th September.

Lord Ganesh’s Prayer

Most of us, If we stay in India, we have the advantage of buying Clay Ganesha in different sizes available readily in market during the auspicious day of Ganesh Chaturti. But for many of us who are staying abroad, especially in some countries other than USA and UK, it is very rare to get Clay Ganesha. We can easily make Clay Ganesha at home. Most of the Supermarkets and hobby shops has eco friendly modeling clay. With that modeling clay, we can easily make very beautiful and artistic Clay Ganesha at home. Click on the below video to see how to make Clay Ganesha at home easily.

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Click on the video below for the Video recipes of 4 different variety of Kozhukattai

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