Happy Ganesh Chaturthi

Vakratunda Mahakaaya
Suryakoti Samaprabha
Nirvighnam Kuru Mey Deva
Sarva Kaaryeshu Sarvada

Lord with the curved trunk and a mighty body,
Who has the magnificance of a Million suns,
I pray to you Oh Lord, to remove the obstacles
From all the actions I intend to perform.

Links:

Ganesh Chaturthi post from 2010.

Rajan Parrikar’s image of the Remover of Obstacles. Also see the post with links to lots of Rajan’s pictures of the scribe of the Mahabharat.