Gaṇeśa Caturthī Online, 2024

The online session is led by Antarshuddhi, Vienna and Brahmananda, London.

Gaṇeśa Caturthī – Gaṇeśa’s Birthday Celebration

Short notice to join us for an online celebration of Gaṇeśa Caturthī with mantra chanting and yantra drawing and painting.

Gaṇeśa Caturthī is acknowledged as the birthday of Gaṇeśa, the beloved elephant-headed god of the Hindu tradition. He has always been associated with the removal of obstacles on the spiritual and material paths, and has been given the role of the one to take care of us on this material plane.

Gaṇeśa, from gaṇa – the people, and īśa, the Lord, is the guardian of mūlādhāra-cakra – the seat of Śakti, just as Pārvatī created him to guard the door whilst she took her bath. It was the interaction with Śiva, the aspect of consciousness, that made him what he is to us today.

This festival begins on September 6th, and concludes on September 17th when idols of Gaṇeśa are submerged in water with great processions and song and dance!

We will create the Gaṇeśa yantra at the beginning of the festival so it can be worshipped during the 10 days of this auspicious time.

Time and Details:

We will celebrate Gaṇeśa Caturthī on the Friday 6th September

The session will take place from 10am until 1pm (CET), on zoom. That would be India time, when Gaṇeśa is installed for the 10 days period of worship. The session will not be recorded.

No previous knowledge or experience of drawing and painting is necessary. A list of materials needed will be emailed after booking.

Language: English

Cost of the session:

The session is by donation. Suggested range EUR 30 to EUR 60. We will send you payment details when we receive your booking. If the minimum amount is beyond your current means, then please give what is manageable for you.

Bookings:

Further information, the zoom-link and materials list will be sent in good time before the session once you have expressed your interest in taking part by contacting us via our contact form below.

Minimum participants:

Please understand that, despite the short notice, for which we apologize, we need a minimum of 6 participants for the online session to take place. We hope you can still join us to celebrate this auspicious time honouring Gaṇeśa together.

Please express your interest in participating by Wednesday, 4th September.