Ganesha Origami

Vakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samaprabha

Nirvignam kuru me deva sarva karyasu sarvada.

Meaning:

O God, with a curved trunk and a massive body, whose brilliance is equal to millions of suns, please make all my endeavors free of obstacles, always.

It's August and the ten day festival of Ganesh Chaturthi has begun. Ganesh, also known as Ganapati or Vinayak, is known to be remover of obstacles. The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi brings with it a lot of childhood memories for me. The festival is a grand celebration lasting for ten days, with pandals decorated elaborately, the bhajans and the aartis, the prasad thereafter and all the fun and merriment with friends and family members. Ganesh is believed to bring good luck and fortune and is worshipped before beginning any new task.

Origami Ganesha

It has been several years, though we Bengalis do not celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi festival, I do make small idols of Ganesha with my daughter, make some sweets for offering to Ganesha. This time the activity was restricted to paper folding. As I was folding the paper, many thoughts came to my mind. But above of all I prayed to Ganesha to bring back our good times, free from Covid virus and make the world a better place to live in. Thus, I prayed...

Hey Ganesha give me the strength to move forward,

Show me the way when I am lost, 

Give the wisdom to figure out the meaning of life,

Bless me with true love.

Hey Gajanan, guide me when life is challenging,

Always be by my side to seek the truth,

Help me to make a difference in this world, 

Protect me from all the evil.

Om Ganeshaya Namah...

If you wish to learn how to make an origami Ganesha, do visit my blogpost for the tutorial that I have posted earlier. Here is the link to the tutorial.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a nice day.

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