Sending away
From Sanskrit 'visarjana' (release, dismissal).
The immersion of a festival image in water at the close of worship, as on Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Puja.
Ganesh Chaturthi keeps the bright fourth of Bhadrapada with a clay image and immersion. This article sets out the days and what the texts and later practice say.
The story of Parvati’s twelve-year penance in the Himalayas to win Lord Shiva as her husband, and why married women keep the rigorous waterless Hartalika Teej fast on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
A traditional step-by-step home puja sequence, from purification and Sankalpa through offerings, Aarti, and closing prayers, adaptable to any deity.
A step-by-step guide to home worship of Goddess Durga during Navratri, from Kalash Sthapana through Kanya Pujan and the closing Visarjan.
A step-by-step guide to Ganesh Puja, the home worship of Lord Ganesha performed at Ganesh Chaturthi and before new undertakings.