The Hindu Housewarming Ritual
Eight Swayambhu Ganesha Temples
A short anonymous Ganesha verse, 'Agajanana padmarkam', in which devotees meditate on the elephant-faced, one-tusked Lord day and night.
Ghalin Lotangan, the Marathi prayer sung after aarti: a stanza by Sant Namdev, Sanskrit surrender verses, the Hare Rama mantra and Ganesha's Morya call.
A 43-entry hymn (40 chaupais framed by three dohas) praising Ganesha, remover of obstacles, recited for wisdom, prosperity, and success at the start of new endeavors.
A hymn of 108 names praising Ucchishta Ganapati, the Tantric form of Ganesha, by the ascetic Ramanandendra Sarasvati Svamigal.
A hymn to Mahaganapati for release from debt, with a promise of relief after six months of recitation at the three twilights.
A one-verse hymn naming the eight Ganesha shrines of Maharashtra, from Moreshwar at Morgaon to Ganapati at Ranjangaon, for lasting well-being.
The Ganesha Ashtottara Shatanamavali: 108 names of Ganesha, each with Om and namah, for worshipping the Remover of Obstacles and Lord of Beginnings.
The opening of a Tantric manual for worshipping Ucchishta Ganapati: the preparatory rites, atonement and the panchagavya purification verse.
The opening of the Ucchishta Ganapati Panchanga: its table of contents and the nine-syllable mantra of Ucchishta Ganapati.
The Ganapati Atharvashirsha (Ganapati Upanishad), an Atharvaveda-tradition text praising Ganesha as Brahman and the Self.