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Diya Ghosh who has just moved to Atlanta performed a scintillating Bharatanatyam dance. Children performed Bharata Natyam dances like Shanmuga kouthvam, Nrityavandana by students of Gayathri Subramaniam, and Vani Karra. The enthralling entertainment included Kuchipudi dances such as Ganesha pancharatnam, Ganesh Kouthvam, Bho Shambho, Dhansri Tillana, Hari Hara Gaja Mukha and Mooshika vahana dances were performed by talented students of Atlanta Dance and Music Academy’s Gurus Jyothi Chintalapudi Sasikala Penumarthi,Pushyami Lanka Gottipati,Varsha Jinka, Haritha Kulkarni, Shweta Satya, Neelima Gaddamanugu, Sridevi Ranjit and Aparna Turaga,among others. On Saturday, a spectacular mela provided non-stop entertainment from 10.00 a.m. After the exciting Laddu auction with four generous winners, the priests performed the aarthi. This was a laudable initiative by the HTA as children learn the rituals, spiritual significance of homams, and rich Indian culture. For the first time, 108 kids participated in Ganesha homam. On Wednesday, September 12, the Ganesha idol was ceremoniously installed with a lot of fanfare under the huge canopy. The grand pooja concluded with Mangala Aarathi and blessings to the children.
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HTA provided laddu and vada for naivedyam, and parents brought Ganesha’s favorite food, modakam. The kitchen manned by Ramakrishna and volunteers was ready as always with mouthwatering South Indian delicacies. The Temple’s President Kusuma Kotte graced the event and expressed her greetings and congratulations. Vikas, who emceed the event, engaged the kids by making them recite shlokas, songs and chanting together of Jai Ganesha and Ganapati Bappa Morya’.īarnali Guha and her colleague of Mystic Fun Art kept busy face-painting a long line of children. As the day progressed, more students from BalVihar classes joined in. The reception desk was manned by Hindu Temple’s officers and committee members. The participants sat on the floor and the volunteers Vaisheshi Jalajam, Vikas Anand and others went around guiding the parents and children in making the idols. The event started with a prayer by Hindu Temple’s priest Sri Pavankumar, who chanted Vedic Ganesha shlokas.
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All the deities in the Balaji and Siva temples also wore a dazzling look in their ornate fineries and colorful fresh flower and fruit garlands. Devotees also enthusiastically joined in chanting Ganesha bhajans. Throughout the Utsav, the elaborate rituals, archanas and chanting of shlokas and Ganesha mantras were meticulously done by priests Sri Srinivas Sarma, Sri Pawan Kumar, Sri Siva Naga Kumar, Sri Sunil Kumar, Sri Gopal Bhattar, Sri Ravisankar, Sri Veda Vyasa, and Sri Murali Krishna. Lord Ganesha is widely worshiped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune and traditionally invoked at the beginning of a new venture or challenge. A wooden stage backdrop constructed by a team of volunteers, under the canopy was an ideal setting for the dazzling idol of Lord Ganesh, resplendent with rich adornments, artistic décor, and lavish fresh vegetables, flowers, and fruit garlands. A majestic 10-foot eco-friendly clay idol of Ganapathi was again made in Hyderabad and installed in the specially built canopy in the forecourt between the Balaji and the Shiva temple on Wednesday September 12. The HTA has been hosting spectacular and well attended Ganesh Utsavs for the past five years. Photos by Suresh Volam & Neelamegam SubramanianĪtlanta, GA, October 11, 2018: The Hindu Temple of Atlanta in Riverdale, Georgia, (HTA) organized its spectacular annual Ganesh Utsav celebration from September 9 to September 15, which attracted over 10,000 of devotees from Atlanta and beyond. (This report is part of our video news bulletin – Episode 5)