Modaka balls, sugar cane, and grass
January 16, 2008
At the beginning of Navaratri, we start with a big Ganesha yagya that features his favorite food; modaka balls. They are a sweet desert and one is offered with each of the 1008 mantras of the Ganesha Sahasranam.
And why stop there? We also offered fresh sugar cane, honey, and pieces of pineapple.
And we finish with fresh flower malas and a grass that is special for Ganesha. In the temples in Tamil Nadu you can always buy some of this grass and offer it to the temple elephant who will bless you with his trunk.