###Siddha Lakshmi-Ganesh Puja Celebration at Shri Pitambara Ashram

Banswara,  The special Siddha Lakshmi-Ganesh Puja Mahotsav was concluded at midnight on Tuesday at Shri Pitambara Ashram during the auspicious occasion of Sankashti Angarak Chaturthi.

Under the guidance of Gayatri Mandal's Senior Vice President, Brahmarshi Pandit Divyabharat Pandya, various rituals were performed, including Rajopachar Vinayak Puja, Ganapati Atharvashirsha, Sankashtanashan Ganesh Stotra, Ganesh Mantra, Rinaharta Ganesh Mantra Anushthan, and Sankashtaharan Ganapati Mantra Japa.

Participants included Bhagvatacharya Dr. Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Pandit Ankit Kumar Trivedi, Pandit Ashish Bhatt (Chhinch), Yogacharya Pandit Vinod Kumar Trivedi, Ashram's Yajna Coordinator Pandit Jai Rana, Pandit Girish Joshi 'Ramayani', and former councilor Pandit Vimal Bhatt, who completed various rituals.

Using these mantras and Vedic hymns, rituals such as offering sugarcane juice, honey, Panchamrit, 1008 Patala flowers, Durva grass, 21 different types of plants and flowers, Ganapati Tarpan, and the worship of 108 modaks and Shri fruits were conducted. Additionally, offerings of sandalwood and milk-mixed Arghya were made to the Moon, Rohini, and Chaturthi.

### Sankashti Angarak Chaturthi Anushthan
During the night rituals of Sankashti Angarak Chaturthi, 108 modaks were offered with the chanting of Ganapati Atharvashirsha. Participants included Vastu Parishad Coordinator Pandit Chandrashekhar Joshi and devotees from Shri Pitambara Ashram, such as Ramesh R. Joshi, Nikunj Soni, Ajay Adhikari, Ashram Program Coordinator Pandit Manoj Narhari Bhatt, Pandit Anil NH Bhatt, Asha Joshi, and Yogita Vyas. Together, they chanted Ganapati Atharvashirsha, Ganapati Sankashtanashan Stotra, and Shrividya Ganesh Mantras. The midnight Aarti and Pushpanjali rituals were performed by Pandit Chandresh Vyas and Mrs. Pushpa Vyas.

### Yajna, Aarti, and Pushpanjali Rituals
Prior to this, Gayatri and Hanuman Puja, Yajna, Baglamukhi Stavan, and Nitya Puja, along with regular Aarti, Pushpanjali, Bhagwan Naam Sankirtan, and Hanuman Chalisa recitation were conducted. Participants in these rituals included Pandit Vinod Shukla, Pandit Manohar Joshi, Advocate Yashpal Gupta, Neena Gupta, Manjula Shukla, and Sharda Maida.