Ganpati Bappa Morya
Ganesh
Chaturthi
Sthapana and Aarti
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥
घंटी बजाइए
Ring the bell to open
॥ वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय ॥
Ganpati Bappa Morya
He is coming home for ten days, and we would like you in the house while he is here.
कार्यक्रम
The Ten Days
Nothing here needs an invitation twice. Come for one aarti or for all ten days — the door stays open.
आगमन
Aagaman
Sunday, 13 September · 6:00 PM
The cart turns into our lane and he is carried in, with the drum ahead of him.
स्थापना
Sthapana & Pran Pratishtha
Monday, 14 September · 10:00 AM
The kalash is set, the durva is laid, and the first flowers of the ten days are offered.
आरती
Aarti
Every day · 8:00 AM & 7:30 PM
Twice a day the lamp goes round. Come for either one; stand where you like.
महाप्रसाद
Mahaprasad
Every day · 12:30 PM onward
Modak first, because he asks for it. Then a full plate for anyone who has walked in.
भजन संध्या
Bhajan Sandhya
Wednesday & Saturday · 8:30 PM
The dholki and the taal come out of their cloth and the courtyard stays up late.
विसर्जन
Anant Chaturdashi & Visarjan
Friday, 25 September · 4:00 PM
Down to the water together — Ganpati Bappa Morya, pudhchya varshi lavkar ya.
स्थान
Where
हमारा घर
The Deshpande House
12 Shivaji Path · Girgaon, Mumbai 400004
Second floor, the one with the marigold thread on the door. Lift on the left.
सूचना
Tell us you're coming
दो शब्द
Send word ahead
So there is a plate kept for you, and a place to sit at aarti.
Kindly reply
It opens WhatsApp with the message written. You press send.
or call +91 98200 00000
॥ शुभम् ॥
One lamp is lit for the house, and one for whoever is on their way to it.
Ganpati Bappa Morya — pudhchya varshi lavkar ya
with love, the Deshpandes