Om Harihi Om

First light the lamps.

Place the Manjal Ganesh idol - frame facing the East or West. But not
facing the South. Apply sandal paste and kumkum on the forehead, palms
and feet and then garland with flowers.

*Aachamaniyam :*

Achyutaya Namaha
Ananthaya Namaha
Govindaya Namaha
Keshava, narayana, madhava ������.padmanabha, damodara

*Ring the bell as you chant the following mantra :*

Aagamartha tu devanam,
Gamanartha tu rakshasam
Kurvey ghantaaravam ramyam
Devat ahvaan laanchanam

*Guru dhyanam :* With folded hand chant :

Guru brahma guru vishnu gurudevo maheshwaraha.

Guru saakshaat param brahma
Tasmai shree guravey namaha.

Nidhayey sarva vidyanaam, bhishajey bhavaroginaam.

Guravey sarva lokaanam, dakshina murthayey namah.

*Ganapati Dyanam :*

Om shuklambaradharam vishnum
Shashi varnam chaturbhujam,
Prasanavadanam dyayetha, sarva vignobha upashanthaye.

*Prana Yamam:*

Om boohu, Om bhuvaha, Oghum suvaha,

Om mahaha, Om janaha, Oghum satyam, Om tat sa vithurvarenyam,
Bhargo devasya dhimahi, dheeyo yonah pracho dayathu. Om aphaha,
Jyothi rasa, amrutham brahma, bhurbhuvasuvaram.

*Sankalpam :*

Mamopatha samastha, duritha kshaya dwara, shri parameshwara

preetheyartham, karishya manasya karmanaha nirvignam
parisamaptyartha aadhao vigneshwara poojam karishyey.

*Pour a spoonful of water on your palms, wipe them and say :*

Apah upasprashya.

*Take some flowers and rice (akshata) in your hands and chant :*

Om gananaanthva ganapathi-hum havaa mahey,

 Kavim kavinam, upavashravastamam.
Jyeshta rajam brahmanam, brahmanaspatha, aanushrunvan oothi bhi
Seedha saadanam. Om mahaganapathayey namaha.

*Aavahanam (Invoking the God) - *Place left palm on the centre of the
chest and in the right palm hold some flowers and Akshathas and
chant the mantra :

Asmin haridraa bimbey sumukham

Mahaaganapathim dyayaami,
Mahaaganapathim aavaa hayaami.
Now offer the flowers and Akshatas to the Manjal Pillayar.

Next:

*Aasanam -*

After chanting the following mantra, offer flower or/ and Akshathas:

Aasanam samarpayami

Now offrer water to the nearest bowl by your side for folllowing Manthras

i) Paadhyo paadhyam samarpayaami

ii) Hastyo ardhyam samarpayaami

iii) Aachamaniyam samarpayami

iv) Snaanam Karomi:* Offer one more spoon of water into a plate or bowl

v) Snanaan tharam aachamaniyam samarpayaami

NEXT Upaharam with vastram, Chandanam etc.

*Vastram, Upavitham and Aabharanam -* After chanting each mantra, offer

akshata with flowers:

i) vastrartham akshataan samarpayaami

ii) upavitaartham akshataan samarpayami
iii)aabharanartham akshataan samarpayaami

*Chandanam -*Apply sandalpaste on the forehead of the idol and chant

Divya Parimalla gandhaan-dharayaami;

*Kumkum -*Apply kumkum on top of the sandal paste and chant :

Haridra kumkumam samarpayaami.

*Akshata -* offer some akshata (rice) and chant.

Akshataan samarpayaami

*Pushpam -*offer some flowers and chant :

Pushpaanni samarpayaami

Now you have invoked Lord Ganesh for the Pooja, and you are ready for
the Pushpaanjali and naamavali (praising the Lord by his different
names) After each of the following mantra offer a flower :

Om sumukhaya namaha
Om ekadantaaya namaha
Om kapilaaya namaha
Om gajakarnakaaya namaha
Om lambodaraaya namaha
Om vikataaya namaha
Om vignaraajaya namaha
Om vinayakaaya namaha
Om dhuma ketavey namaha
Om ganadyakshaaya namaha

Om b(f)aalachandraya namaha
Om gajananaaya namaha
Om vakratundaaya namaha
Om shoorpa karnaaya namaha
Om Heyrambaaya namaha
Om skandapoorvajaaya namaha
Om moola prakrutayey namaha
Om kshetra paalaya namaha
Om gurubhyo namaha
Om siddhi vinayaka swaminey namaha
Nana vidha parimala - patra - pushpani samarpayaami- With this
manthra a handful of flowers with Akshatas.

*Prarthana :* With folded hands chant :

Mahaganapathaye namaha. Gajananam Bhootha Ganathi sevitham-------

------Namami Vigneswara Paadha pankajam.

*Dhoop :* Light two agarbattis and show it to the Lord accompanied by

the ringing of the bell and chant as follows.

Dhoopamaagraapayaami

*Deepam:*(Optional) If you have lit a small accompanying lamp, show it

to the Lord accompanied by ringing of bell. If not, just
continue with agarbathi and say :

Deepam Darshayaami

*Naivedyam :* Keep the prasadam (Plantain or Dry fruits etc.) in a plate

before the Lord, put a flower on it close your eyes and chant the mantra offering
mentally the naivedyam to the Lord.

Om bhur bhuvasuvaha, tat sa vithur varenyam,

bhargo devasya dhimahi, dhiyoyo nah prachodayat.

*Take 2 spoonful of water on your right palm, drip the water drops
around the prasadam chanting :*

Deva savitah prasuva

*Again 2 drops , drop as above :*

Satyam tvartena parishinchaami

*Take 2 drops and drop thru the palm on your right side near prasadam
chanting:*

Amrutah opatarana masi

*Now, make gesture of offering prasadam to the Lord, chanting :*

Om Pranaaya swaha
Om Apaanaya swaha
Om Vyaanaya swaha
Om Udaanaya swaha
Om Samaanaya swaha
Om brahmaney swaha
Om maha Ganapataye namahe, Kadali phaladhikam nivey dayami

*Drop 2 drops of water thru right palm on right side of naivedyam saying :*

Niveydanan antaram aachamaniyam samarpayami

2 drops - repeat
Madhyey Madhyey amruta paniyam samarpayaami
2 drops - repeat
Amrutaapidhaa namasi
2 drops - repeat
Hasta prakshaalanam samarpayaami
2 drops - repeat
Padha prakshaalanam samarpayaami
2 drops - repeat
Aachamaniyam samarpayaami

*Then put flowers at the feet of the Lord,and offer Betel leaves after chanting

Poogi phala samaayuktam,

Naagavalli dalai yurtam
Karpoora churna sanyuktam
Tamboolam prati gruhataam
Taamboolam Samarpayaami

*Light the Aarti (camphor) and show it to the Lord accompanied by

ringing of the bell and the following mantra. *

Raajadi rajaaya prasanna

Saahiney, namo vayam vaishravan aaya karma ney.
Samey kaamaan, kaama kaamaya mahyam,
kaameshwaro vaishravano dadhaatu
kuberaya vaishravaanaya, mahaarajaya namaha.

Take 2 spoonful of water in your right palm and let it drop in the plate
in front and say :

Tat purushaya vidmahey vakratundaaya dhimahi.

Thanno dantih pracho dayat. Karpoora niraanjanam sandarisha yaami.

Pour one spoonful water in plate after each mantra :

i) Neeraaja naanaantaram aachamaniyam samarpayaami

ii) Rakshaan dhaarayaami

offer flowers saying :

 Mantra pushpam samarpayaami, sarvaopachaaran samarpayaami.

*With folded hands pray.*

Vakratunda mahaakaya surya koti sama prabha.

Avignam kuru mey deva, sarva kaaryeshu sarvadaa.

Ganapathi prasadam sirasa gruhnami. - A flower may please be placed on your ear
petal

Thodutha poo vechhcadha and neivedyam fruit give to Dharmapathni.

*Prostrate before the Lord *

Mahaganapati Poojam Sampoornam.

After the main Pooja invocation and sthapanam of the god, or the Water Kumbham,
or homa kundam as the case may be, Mahaganapathi may be requested to proceed to
Yadhasthanam , chanting following manthra and also ringing the bell:

Asmah griham avaahitha Mahaganapathim Yathasthanam samarpayami. Sobhanarthe,

Sheegrameva, Kshemaya punar aagamanaya cha.

Put a feww flowers over the idol and move the towards north or if not possible
move towards east.