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Rudra homa beginning: This
is the beginning of Rudra Homa conducted on Mahashivarathri, 2008.
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Rudra Homa in progress
: With
mantras ending with "swaha", namaka, chamaka ghee is put in the fire for
Shiva and Fire God, Agni. At the end of Homa, Poornahuti (collection of
nuts, silk cloth, roots and seeds) is put in fire.
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Little Ruby:
See how little Ruby enjoys companionship.
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My little daughter:
My little daughter, Ruby says how much she loves daddy, in her own language. |
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Vinayaka Chaturtthi pooja
begins: Vinayaka chaturthi is the pooja for Lord Ganesh. The pooja begins
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Vinayaka Vrata avahana: Invocation to Lord Ganesh on Ganaesh Chaturthi.
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Vinayaka Vrata panchamrita
snana: Panchamrita snana for Lord Ganesh on Vinayaka Chaturthi.
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Vinayaka Vrata ahisheka: After Panchamritya snana, abhisheka to Lord Ganesh is done with water.
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Vinayaka Vrata dhoopa deepa: After shuddhodaka snana Lord Ganesh is worshipped with dhoopa, deepa.
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Vinayaka Vrata naama pooja: After offering cloth, yagnopaveeta, 108 names of Lord Ganesh recited.
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Vinayaka Vrata Siddi vinayka
supreeta bhavantu: This ends the pooja vidhana. There is a small prayer
at the end of pooja.
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Vinayaka Vrata -Mahaganapatim
manasasmarami: At the end the pooja a devotional song in Carnatik music is
rendered.
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A
good friend
arrives - Found this friend of me on the road. Canines were challenging
her. She is tough, they could not do bite her. But beneath her shell, she is
delicate. With great difficulty she was rehabilitated in a temple tank.
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Lingastakam:
Community singing of Ligastakam in praise of Lord Shiva in Hindu houses.
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Oro se do bheatha baile:
The song in its original form dates back to the second Jacobite rising,
during the reign of George II in 1745-46. |
Welcome everybody:
Ruby welcomes her family members who were away for summer holidays. A hearty
welcome. Who says animals can not talk?
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