Bhakta Ganapati is the 3rd form among the 32 forms of Lord Ganesh. In this form, Lord Ganesha’s appearance is very pleasant and calm to look. It is believed that devotees who pray to Bhakta Ganapati will be blessed and protected from all dangers. His complexion shines like full moon (white color) in the harvest season. Bhakta Ganesh is represented with four hands holding on the right lower hand mango and right upper hand a banana, on his left lower hand payasam (kheer or pudding) made from jaggery and upper hand a coconut.
The primordial element the Bhakta Ganapati represents is Water (Jala). Bhakta Ganapati is worshipped on Sankashti Chathurti, Ganesha Jayanti, Vinayaka Chathurti, Durva Ganapati vrat, Putra Ganapati Vrata etc. Worshipping this form of Lord Ganapati is believed to help in controlling temper, relax the mind, feel joy and remove obstacles.Bhakta Ganapati form is sometimes mis-spelled as Bhakti Ganapathi.
Bhakta Ganapathi Temples in India
Theertha Pureeswarar Temple of Arathurai Nathar Temple situated in Tirunelvayil Arathurai, Tamil Nadu is a famous temple for Bhakta Ganapati and is visited by many pilgrims. Also Ganesha temples in Chamarajanagar and Nanjangud in Mysore district, Karnataka has 32 forms of Ganapati sculptures. One of the main temples in Kerala, where devotees can view the 32 forms of Ganesha is the Lord Ganapathi Temple in East Fort Thiruvananthapuram.
Bhakta Ganapati Mantra
“Nalikeramarakadali Guda Payasa Dharinam!
Sharat Chandrabha Vapusham Bhaje Bhakta Ganadipam”
English Translation of Ganesha Mantra
“I worship Bhakta Ganapati, who is the Lord of His devotees and who shines like the autumn moon, with coconut, mango, plantain, jaggery and sweets in his hands.”
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