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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: jaldhar@braincells.com (Jaldhar H. Vyas)
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Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 06:27:10 GMT
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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References: <ghenDxuA8u.FD@netcom.com> <ghenDxxs48.J97@netcom.com> <ghenDy1H3D.2uM@netcom.com> <ghenDy7EoI.7vn@netcom.com>
Ramana Gopal Ganapathiraju (ramana@ecf.toronto.edu) wrote:
: 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.
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: i am quoting from Vinayaka vrata kalpam used almost over entire
: andhra on ganesh chaturdhi:
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: 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.
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: 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.
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I think you're right. While bilvapatra's are preferred, tulasipatras are
not out and out banned. Not in Gujarat anyway.
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