The Hindu Prayer Room will be open on Tuesday August 26 from 10 AM - 5 PM, with an alter set up for Ganesh Chaturthi. Access to the Prayer room requires a Yale ID.
Individuals from the Yale Community are welcome to come in for private worship/aarati.
Open flames and incense are not allowed in the Prayer Room however an aarati plate with electric tea lights will be available.
Ganesh Chaturthi will be formally celebrated at Yale on September 10 - stay tuned for the event details and registration.
VIGHNESHVARA DHYAANAM
gajaananam bhoota-gaṇaadi-sevitam
kapittha jambu phala-saara-bhakshitam
umaa-sutam shoka-vinaasha-kaaraṇam
namaami vighneshvara paada-pankajam
I prostrate to the lotus-feet of Lord Vigneshwara, the son of Parvati, the one who destroys all suffering; who is served by the Host of Bhutas, who has the face of an elephant, and who partakes of the essence of the wood apple and rose apple fruits.