IMPORTANCE OF 21 GANAPATHI PATRIKAS

Om Gajananaya namaha

Om Ganadhyakshaya namaha

Om Vignarajaya namaha

Om Vinayakaya namaha

Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi (Vināyaka Chaturthī) is the Hindu festival that reveres god Ganesha. A ten-day festival, it starts on the fourth day of Hindu luni-solar calendar month Bhadrapada, which typically falls in Gregorian months of August or September.

The 11-day festival remembers Ganesha's birthday, and celebrates him as the god of good beginnings, prosperity and obstacle remover. It is observed throughout India. During India's freedom struggle, Lokmanya Tilak promoted Ganesh Chaturthi as the festival of national unity, peace and freedom.

 As per Hindu tradition, no ritual or ceremony in the household can be conducted without invoking Ganesha first. Ganapati or Ganesha or Vinayaka, is found in the Rigveda, where the role of Ganapati is described as "the seer among the seers, abounding beyond measure in food presiding among the elders and being the lord of invocation... while the hymn in mandala 10 nothing nearby or afar is performed without thee."

In line with our rich Vedic traditions, Pragati Group offers precedence to Lord Ganesha. Festivals, celebrations, events and get-togethers at Pragati are initiated only after invoking Ganesha. We have preserved and continued the sanctity and importance of Ganapathi pooja on the occasion of every Vinayaka Chavithi. All the 21 patrikas endearing to Ganapathi are sourced from our Sacred Vanams and made ready for use at Ganapathi pooja.

The 21 patrikas sourced fresh from mother nature at Pragati include, Machi patram, Brihathi patram, Bilva patram, Durvara patram, Dattura patram, Badari patram, Apamarga patram, Tulasi patram, Choota patram, Karaveera patram, Vishnu Kranta patram, Daadimee patram, Devadaaru patram, Maruvaka patram, Sindhuvara patram, Jaji patram, Gandaki patram, Shami patram, Aswatha patram, Arjuna patram, and Arka patram.

Lord ganesha is worshipped with 21 sacred patras or leaves. It is believed that worshipping Lord Ganesha with is favourite leaves pleases him. A pleased Ganesha will bestow strength, long life, wisdom, wealth and prosperity upon his beloved devotees. Hence 21 Patra Puja or 21 Sacred leaves worship has become an integral part of Ganesh pooja. This is the unique worshipping for Lord Ganesha.

Each patrika refers to a particular element of nature & part of the body. Vinayaka Chavithi Pooja is known to be the path to offer our body of 21 elements, Pancha Bhutas (5 great physical elements sky, air, fire, water and earth), Pancha Tanmatras (word, touch, sence, taste and smell), Pancha Jnanendriyas (ears, skin, eyes, tongue and nose), Pancha Karmendriyas (feet, hands, mouth, rectum and genitals) and mind to Vinayaka “The Almighty”.