21/09/2023
Ganesha Utsav - 2023
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17th September,2023
“I am here” said Bappa, the Repeller of obstacles. Bappa was already on the premises. Early….?!!!
Can someone be surprised by his early arrival?
Bappa loves to visit Sadhana hence…
Prabhu made Sadhana his abode for the next three days. Once more,Team Ganesha on its toes to serve the divine, tirelessly.
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18th September, 2023 Stage erect quickly resembling a mandapam of an ancient temple. White and gold coloured fabric flaunting the backdrop. Bappa seats himself in the middle with hues, fragrance of flowers and colourful lights surrounding him.
Soon there was a fast forward of the events. Homa, mantra j**s, phal, phul, dhoop, deep, naivedya, ahuti and aarti….
Witnessing this, the devata adored himself in his favourite eco-friendly attire, with embellishments in his ears and in his compassionate bhujas. Bhujas that cut the unwanted sanskars, blessed and enlightening. Parted knowledge and intellect.
Humble and elite prasad from Pongal to Sakkarai Pongal, from Thayir Sadam to Kesari bhath…..mellow to the taste buds.
Can it fulfil the satiety of the soul?!!!!!
Everything seemed to be
Delight to the eyes,
Nectar to the ears,
Flavorsome to the nose,
Redolence to the taste and
Soothing to the feel.
You read it right. All my senses in complete abnormality, my mind hijacked, my soul purified on Prabhu’s darshan, the lord himself in “Omkara” Swaroopa transported the devotees beyond time and space.
Gleaming was Prabhu’s face in those colorful lights, mesmerizing, yellow, red, green, blue for blue is also needed. Dukkha exists to understand bliss, Darkness is essential to appreciate the light, failure necessary to taste success……Duality just vanished in Prabhu’s presence.
Can someone be not greedy with this kind of Devata darshan?
Ganesha whispered in team’s ears “No one should go without k*m k*m, prasada……” . “ Yes my lord, anything for you ” nodded seva bhavi, team- Ganesha.
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The next two days were packed full of performances by the Sadhanites. Bhajans, kirtans, Hindustani vocals, Nritya, classical, non-classical were offered with love to the divine. The singers infused the devotees in selfless bhakti. The gurus, the disciples, the performers bowed to the divine in grace and gratitude, accepted the divine’s blessings. The performances brought healing to the souls. Sur-taal in harmony brought harmony between mind and emotions.
Ganeshji was awe-struck watching the young performers. Ganapati lauded with a hearty laugh for “Once more”.
The highlight was Ganesha dancing in ecstasy with each loud “Morya re”
Can Ganesha not feel proud of his beloved Morya Gosavi?
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The final day of Visarjan…
Amidst the Sahasranamavalis and bhajans, the lord’s message was SURRENDER. Riddhi- Siddhi ke swami, the universal energy is within us and with- out. Prabhu blesses us to take up the knowledge, intellect to do karma according to dharma and surrender(visarjan) the rest to the divine with faith and trust.
With the sounds of the dhol and Ganapati bapa Morya echoing the entire Gokula, Prabhu bids goodbye and promises to come back next year.
Kudos to the team Ganesha for the awesome celebrations which is no less than a Utsav.💐💐💐💐💐👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Mrs. Kalpana Parekh
