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Home » Ganapatipule, General, Lovely Neighbourhood

Shortcut to reach God

24 July 2009 14 Comments

In India if you do not have time to enter a temple for a one-o-one chat with the God, then you can very well request His assistant or attendant by whispering your messages in his ears. You are rest assured, your messages will be conveyed to the God.

Yes, when there is a long queue to meet God and you are short on time, you can bribe His assistant !

If you find the waiting queue very discouraging….

take a shortcut by whispering your wishes in his ears……..

make sure his other ear is covered so that the words remain inside him.
(Ek kaan se sunkar doosre se na nikaal de)

At the end of the day when no one is disturbing the God, the vahana* will pour out all the messages of worshippers in front of Him.

Isn’t Hindu mythology fascinating ?

Note:- A mouse is a vahana (a mount, an assistant or attendant) of Lord Ganesha. Ganesha is often shown riding on or attended by a mouse or rat. One can find it near any Ganesha idol and in front of most Ganesha temples.

Location:- Ganapati Temple, Ganapatipule
And the mouse is made of fibre glass.

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14 Comments »

rocksea said:

yes fascinating!! thanks a lot cuckoo for taking us to different, wonderful worlds within our country!

where is this ganesh temple located at?

# 24 July 2009 at 6:05 PM

Cuckoo (author) said:

Rocksea,
I have mentioned the location at the end of this post.
It is in Ganapatipule, Maharashtra along the Konkan belt.

# 24 July 2009 at 8:53 PM

ashes said:

Well yes, the Hindu mythology is indeed fascinating. But then, all mythologies are!

I didn’t know this was a feature of all Ganesha temples, I’ve seen one such golden mouse only at the Siddhivinayak…

# 27 July 2009 at 1:22 PM

rocksea said:

oh I didnt know that Ganapatipule is a location name! Thought it is a synonym of the ganapati temple

# 27 July 2009 at 7:09 PM

Manish Kumar said:

ha ha ha ha, really funny ! Where is Ganpatipule located ?

# 27 July 2009 at 8:39 PM

Cuckoo (author) said:

Ashes,
Welcome !

Well, my visit to any place is with a different intention. Even I am learning many new interesting things, so kind of recording them.

# 28 July 2009 at 12:03 AM

Cuckoo (author) said:

Rocksea,

I am yet to write in detail about this amazing place. It is said that this temple of Lord Ganesha emerged out of sand. And yes, it has one of the cleanest beaches in India.

# 28 July 2009 at 12:04 AM

Cuckoo (author) said:

Manish,
Ganapatipule is in Maharashtra along the Konkan belt. An overnight journey by train from Mumbai.

Wait for my detailed post on it.

# 28 July 2009 at 12:05 AM

Zhu said:

That is so cool! I wish the same shortcut would work for bureaucracy!

# 28 July 2009 at 8:22 AM

Trotter said:

Hi Cuckoo!
Sorry for the long absence! But don’t you think it was a great vacation; some very busy weeks and just a few days off…
Wonderful post! Love the story!!!

Have a fabulous week!

# 29 July 2009 at 4:38 AM

Anil said:

I hope mice have good memories. Interesting that they’re revered while in the west mice and rats are mostly looked down upon.

# 29 July 2009 at 4:44 AM

Screenage Scribbler said:

I so much love this place. Ganpati Pule is one of my favorite spots to be at when I want peace, God and ME time !

# 31 July 2009 at 1:00 AM

Celine said:

Cuckoo,
While you were there, did you also whisper in the ear to take a shortcut to God?

# 3 August 2009 at 11:09 PM

Vamsee said:

I have never seen this before…must be a very Maharashtrian thing!!
Love the title of your post – everybody wants a shortcut in this fast paced world and why not?

# 6 August 2009 at 1:45 PM