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More than 50 children under the age of 16 years guided by parents performed Ganesh pooja last weekend at two venues in Auckland.
The pooja was held from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm on Saturday, 18 September 2010 at two locations: Mt Roskill Intermediate School Hall, Mt Roskill; and Pakuranga Intermediate School Hall, Pakuranga. Shri Prakash Joshi and Shri Prabhakar presided over the ceremonies at Pakuranga and Mt Roskill respectively.
This is the first time such programme has been organised in Auckland. The public celebration of this festival in Auckland had a humble beginning. It is hoped that the celebration of the festival will become bigger and better each year.
The kids got an opportunity to learn about the significance of this pooja, as they were explained the meaning of every step in the pooja.
Seven year old Atul Kodla said, “I went to the Ganesh pooja which was taught by a priest. I liked the cute Ganesh idol. With the guidance of the priest I gave Ganesh a shower by dipping a petal into some water and sprinkling water all over the idol of Ganesh.
“Then I put some kum kum and decorated with flowers. Then we offered food for Ganesh. After that, we showed diya and prayed for good life, excellent education and beautiful health. I was amazed because Ganesh has 108 names and we chanted 16 names. At last I got what I wanted – delicious, soft prasadam.”
The Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) organised the event. “Lord Ganesh is worshipped before the beginning of any auspicious work or occasion by Hindus. Rightly, we also started our first public programme with Ganesh Chaturthi”, said Shrikant Bhave, General Secretary of HSS.
“As our focus is on developing leadership, inculcating good moral values and an understanding of our culture in children, we organised this festival mainly for kids,” Mr Bhave added.
More than 50 children under the age of 16 years guided by parents performed Ganesh pooja last weekend at two venues in Auckland. The pooja was held from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm on Saturday, 18 September 2010 at two locations: Mt Roskill Intermediate School Hall, Mt Roskill; and Pakuranga...
More than 50 children under the age of 16 years guided by parents performed Ganesh pooja last weekend at two venues in Auckland.
The pooja was held from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm on Saturday, 18 September 2010 at two locations: Mt Roskill Intermediate School Hall, Mt Roskill; and Pakuranga Intermediate School Hall, Pakuranga. Shri Prakash Joshi and Shri Prabhakar presided over the ceremonies at Pakuranga and Mt Roskill respectively.
This is the first time such programme has been organised in Auckland. The public celebration of this festival in Auckland had a humble beginning. It is hoped that the celebration of the festival will become bigger and better each year.
The kids got an opportunity to learn about the significance of this pooja, as they were explained the meaning of every step in the pooja.
Seven year old Atul Kodla said, “I went to the Ganesh pooja which was taught by a priest. I liked the cute Ganesh idol. With the guidance of the priest I gave Ganesh a shower by dipping a petal into some water and sprinkling water all over the idol of Ganesh.
“Then I put some kum kum and decorated with flowers. Then we offered food for Ganesh. After that, we showed diya and prayed for good life, excellent education and beautiful health. I was amazed because Ganesh has 108 names and we chanted 16 names. At last I got what I wanted – delicious, soft prasadam.”
The Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) organised the event. “Lord Ganesh is worshipped before the beginning of any auspicious work or occasion by Hindus. Rightly, we also started our first public programme with Ganesh Chaturthi”, said Shrikant Bhave, General Secretary of HSS.
“As our focus is on developing leadership, inculcating good moral values and an understanding of our culture in children, we organised this festival mainly for kids,” Mr Bhave added.
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