A major festival celebrated throughout India, Ganesh Chaturthi marks the birth of Lord Ganesha. He is widely worshiped as the god of prosperity and good fortune, and as the remover of obstacles.
Here are a few apps to help you add a tech twist to the 10-day long festivities.
Here are a few apps to help you add a tech twist to the 10-day long festivities.
Maha Ganesh AartiDeveloper: Winjit Technologies
Platform: Android
Price: Free
This one is useful when you don't know the words or the rhythm to popular Aartis (religious hymns). The Maha Ganesh Aarti app gives you access to popular hymns courtesy of Times Music. In fact, if people at your home tend to sing completely out of sync — especially on the microphone in popular pandals — this app can prove to be a godsend! Click on the app name to download it.
Ganesha AartiDeveloper: Xlratech Software Solutions
Platform: Android
Price: Free
Unlike the previous app, Ganesha Aarti doesn't play back any hymns; it gives you access to the text of popular Hindi versions. This app is perfect for a small gathering of people; it can come in handy if there aren't enough bhajan books to pass around. A similar app for Windows Phone can be downloaded here. Click on the app name to download it.
Ganesh Mantra
Developer: Zenia TechnologiesPlatform: Android
Price: Free
According to popular belief, when Lord Ganesha descends to earth for these 10 days, he needs to be well tended to and should not be left alone. If your eyelids get too heavy trying to stay up in the nights, the Ganesh Mantra app can keep you company. It recites a mantra from the Ganapati Upanishad 11, 21, 51, or 108 times, whichever suits you. The app description also says, "Evil spirits dare not enter the home or the mind of the devotee where Ganesha mantras are recited"; you'd do well to pay attention to the chants! Click on the app name to download it.
Ganesh Strotra
Developer: ABCOM
Platform: Android, iOS
Price: Free
This text-based app is perfect for the devoutly religious kind. The app features the Shree Ganesh Stotra in Prakrut, along with Namavali, Aarti, Prarthana, and Mantrapushpanjali — a calm way to start your mornings after the festivities are over. Click on the relevent platform to download the app.
Ganesh Aarti Sangraha
Developer: ABCOMPlatform: Android, iOS
Price: Free
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in the most elaborate manner in Maharashtra, with several popular Ganapati pandals attracting huge crowds. If you're planning to visit one, and you don't know the words to popular Marathi bhajans, the Ganesh Aarti Sangraha can be your guide. It lets you refer to the words of 18 aartis from your mobile device.Click on the relevent platform to download the app.
Ganesh Aarti Pooja
Developer: Sun Software Systems
Platform: iOS
Price: $1 (~Rs 55)
If you're too lazy to get out of your house, but you want the god of good luck to bless you anyway — this is the perfect app! It lets you choose a picture of the god that you like best, start your prayers, and offer water, flowers, and lamps to the Lord as the aarti plays in the background. Since there is no visarjan (immersion in water) in the end, it's quite an eco-friendly way to celebrate too! Click on the app name to download it.
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