GURU DATTATREYA OF GANAGAPUR

PUJAS AND FESTIVALS

Elaborate ritualistic worship is performed to the holiest padukas right from the very early morning. It begins with Kakada arati at 3 AM. Then the main puja - shodasopachari begins. Every puja is offered to the pakukas first but without touching; then to other deities including Vigneswar Chintamani with arati. The morning pujas take nearly three hours for completion. After this the padukas are placed in front of the door till one O'clock. Sevas can be performed now and they can go on till Mahanaivedya. And later they are placed near the image. At 8 PM, another puja with arati mainly, begins which include circumambulation of the shrine thrice. After Karpura arati to the Vigneswara, thirtha prasad is given to the devotees. Mantra pushapa begins then followed by Shejarati worship. With panchapadai bhajan, the day's work is over. The palanquin in which Utsavamurthi is placed goes round the mandir in the evenings.

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