Ganpati Basics
Ganesha is the son of which 2 deities
Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati
This animal is Ganpati's vehicle
Mouse
Immersing Ganpati into water is called what tradition?
Visarjan
Ganesha has one tusk what human quality does that signify?
What is embracing imperfection?
This city in India is known for its massive public Ganpati celebrations.
What is Mumbai?
Ganpati is known as the remover of what?
Obstacles
This competition between Ganesha and Kartikeya showed Ganesha’s wisdom
What is the race around the world?
What is Ganpati's favorite mithai?
Modak
Genesha's large ears teach us to do more of what in life?
Listen
In this South Indian state, Ganesha is worshipped as “Pillayar” and clay idols are commonly immersed in local ponds.
What is Tamil Nadu
What does his Vahana symbolize?
The ability to overcome anything to get what one wants?
Which epic did Ganesha transcribe?
Mahabharatha
On the last day of the festival, people often shout this farewell chant.
"Pudcha Varshi Lavkar Ya”
His small eyes symbolize what?
Concentration and Focus
This freedom fighter popularized Ganesh Chaturthi as a public festival.
What is Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
In the story of Lord Ganpati's birth, how did Ganesha receive his elephant head?
Shiva replaced his head after mistakenly beheading him
Why is Ganesha missing a tusk?
He used it to write
What is the significance of Visarjan?
Symbolizes the cycle of birth, life, and return to the divine.
His large belly reminds us to do what?
Digest good and bad experiences of life
This freedom fighter promoted public Ganesh Utsav to unite Indians during British rule.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ganesha has this many names, compiled in a popular stotra recited by devotees.
108
How did Ganesha win the race around the world.
His brother, Kartikeya, raced around the actual world on his peacock, but Ganesha realized his own mouse mount was too slow. Instead, he circled his parents, Lord Shiva and Parvati, three times, stating that they were his entire world, and thus he had completed the sacred challenge.
What are the four rituals?
Prana Pratishta, Shodashopachara, Uttarpuja, and Ganpati Visarjan
Ganesha's vehicle (which is small) represents what characteristic of man and how?
Ego - "The mouse is representing the ego and worldly desires, which can be small but have a powerful grip on us"
The Ashtavinayak Yatra in Maharashtra covers this many temples, each dedicated to a different form of Ganesha.
8