Sankasta Chowthi
can start this from "shravana bahula chowthi" .
- perform the ganapathi pooja for 1 year or 48 chowthis
- 21 garikae,red flower is best for doing pooja
- prepare mosaranna,karigadubu-21,payasa,kadale belle kosumbari,and do naivedya
- have to perform the pooja in the evening,not to eat rice or any thing till evening
- in the night after seeing chandra ,have to take food,after giving argya
- for giving argya ,keep,argya patre,milk(with honey),nimbae (lemon)hannu.half coconut,garikae,manthrakshathe,dakshinae.
- method for giving argya-hold that lemon,in your right hand,keep coconut at the bottom pour milk 3 times
- give 3-times argya to ganapathi,and 3-times argya to chandra.
- give upayana dana to a brahmin-spread rice on a plate, keep 2 coconut on a elle adikae,dakshinae,, fruits ,karigadubu.pour water on coconut close with a uddaranae and give
- in the end can perform the ganapathi homa,and give ganapathi idol as "dana"
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