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The rainy evening  Busy buying puja material Rain is not a hindrance Can he sell his wares before nightfall Slowly gathering builds up Elephant God likes leaves Feel and bargain Garlands lined up Idol Shop Arranging leaves Busily shopping Makeshift stalls Palavellulu Protecting the Protector Rain is nothing Fruit stalls looking for buyers Ready to buy The road comes to life Showcasing wares A view of the market People are busy Speeding away Waiting for customers Hectic activity Three friends To home before it is too late Unloading What would you like to buy

A glimpse of Idols in Palakol Vinayaka Chavithi Pandals Palakol is a temple town in West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. It has a long tradition of religious festivals and related rituals. Vinayaka Chavithi is one such festival that is enthusiastically observed.  Temporary mandirs are erected in several places of the town and beautiful, big, myriad shapes of Vinakaya Pratimas (idols) are installed. Every morning and evening pujas are performed with devoted fervor during the nine days of festivities. On the last day, the idols are ceremoniously immersed in water. Here are some photographs of idols of Vinayaka that are installed in different places in Palakol. The Radha Saradhi Ganapathi, (The Chariot driver) at Brodipet 4 th Street This is installed on the canal road near Bradipet At the old temple in Bradept 2nd street. The idol is installed in more traditional way. This smaller idol is near from 2nd street, Bradipet This one is at Mattam Stree...

SRI VIDYA GANAPATI VANCHA KALPALATA MANTRA Credit: Rakesh Vyas and Simon Vancha Kalpalatha Ganapathi mantra is very powerful. This mantra contains Ksapira prasada Ganapthi , Ucchista Ganapathi and Srividya Vallabha Ganapathi , Agni, Surya, Lalaithambika, Balatripura Sundari, Mahamritunjaya, Kubera, Lakshmi, Vishnu, Rudra, Durga shaktis together.  Śrī Vidyā Ga ṇ apati Vāñcha kalpalatā mantra श्री विद्या गणपति वाञ्छ कल्पलता मन्त्र శ్రీ విద్యా గణపతి వాంఛ కల్పలత మంత్రం This mantra is a combination of mantras of Ga ṇ apati, Saubhāgya Pañcadaśī and Gāyatrī. Vāñcha means wishing or the one who desires for something and kalpalatā means granting all desires. (Dictionary meaning of kalpalatā – a creeper that grants all desires) This is the mantra: om śrī ṁ hrī ṁ klī ṁ glau ṁ ga ṁ ai ṁ ka e ī la hrī ṁ tat saviturvare ṇ ya ṁ ga ṇ apataye । klī ṁ ha sa ka ha la hrī ṁ bhargo devasya dhīmahi varavarada । sa...