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Re: ARTICLE : Ganesha chaturthi, legends, and prayers
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Ganesha chaturthi, legends, and prayers
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From: ramana@ecf.toronto.edu (Ramana Gopal Ganapathiraju)
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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 00:48:20 -0400
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In article <ghenDy1H3D.2uM@netcom.com>,
anand hudli <ahudli@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> Yes, I am aware of the prohibition of tulasi leaves in the worship
> of Ganesha. Bilva leaves are fine. One of the names of Ganesha is
> duurvaabilvapriya. The arka flowers are supposed to be a favorite
> of Narasimha as well.
i am quoting from Vinayaka vrata kalpam used almost over entire
andhra on ganesh chaturdhi:
athaika vimsathi patra pooja - sumukhaya namaha maachi patram
poojayaami, ganadhipaaya namaha brihathi patram, umaaputraaya
bilva patram, ....... gajakarnaaya tulasi patram, ekadantaaya
chuta patram ...... sri ganeswaraaya ekavimsathi pathrani O_z
poojayaami.
so i do not know where from the custom of prohibition to use
tulasi for ganesh has come, since the above clearly shows
that tulasi is one of the approved leaves for worshiping
ganesha.
gopal
