ill effects of Chandra darshan चन्द्र-दर्शन on Ganesh Chaturthi, 23 August 2009. It is extremely harmful to look at the Moon on Ganesh-Chaturthi. Therefore be very careful not to look at the moon on that night……

Stepwise-wise directions, Puja must be commenced only after performing ablutions . Begin by reciting “ Aum Shri Ganeshya Namah ” (1) Follow this by repeating “Aum” thrice. Now take a sip of holy water and invoke the god to purify you by repeating Aum Shri Ganeshya Namah thrice and wash hands Now the puja can begin……

The son of Shiva and Parvati, Ganesha has an elephantine countenance with a curved trunk and …Ganesha is also known as Vinayaka, meaning one without a Nayaka(master)….