Lord Ganesh Aarti & Mantra

Ganesh, also known as Ganapati, Vinayak and Pillaiyar, is one of gods best known and most worshiped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliation. Devotion to Ganesha is widely used, and extends to Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India.

Although he is known by many other attributes, makes Ganesha has elephant head him very easy to identify. Ganesha is widely regarded as removing obstacles, and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of all obstacles, Vighneshvara, patron of the arts and sciences, and the Deva of intellect and wisdom. He is honored at the start of rituals and ceremonies and invoked as Patron of Letters during writing sessions. Several texts relate mythological anecdotes associated with his birth and exploits and explain his various iconography.

Ganesha appeared a distinct deity in clearly recognizable form in the fourth and 5th century CE, the Gupta period, even though he inherited features from Vedic and pre-Vedic precursors. His popularity rose quickly, and he was formally among the five most important deities of Smartism (a Hindu denomination) in the ninth century. A sect of devotees called Ganapatya, who identified Ganesha as the supreme deity, arose during this period. The most important writings are dedicated to Ganesha is the Ganesha Purana, the Mudgala Purana, and Ganapati Atharvashirsa.