Ganesh puja on the net

Busy schedules are as easy as they come. We all have hectic timetables.
Taking the concept of ‘work is worship’ one step further is
mantraonnet.com. The virtual puja of Lord Ganesha (and other deities), that
their site offers, has helped many a workaholic catch up with his/her
spiritual side.

This feature, started in March 2000, is a popular destination for
peace-seekers from all around the world. It is exclusively for the members
of the mantraonnet Club. It is available in a downloadable form for the life
time members and membership is free! The membership entitles you to
special features like additional mantras/ aartis/ bhajans, etc. Also there are
exclusive picture galleries, wallpapers and Lord Ganesha screen savers,
not repeated anywhere else on the site.

“The concept of virtual puja is a step towards increasing the interactivity
and reach of the World Wide Web”, says Rohit Jaitley, CIO, mantraonnet.com
The virtual puja is created using state-of-the-art technologies from
Macromedia Flash 4.0 and Lord Ganesha has been selected as he is
considered the Lord of the Lords. You can perform the following rituals on
mantraonnet.com:

You can also
experience background music, added for more realistic effect.
You have control over zoom in, rewind and other functions,
too.

We also found comments from people who’ve done the virtual puja. Here’s
what they had to say.

Shivani Sharma, a Mumbai housewife, says, “This is one of the bait which
inticed me into becoming a member of this site. It really gives me peace of
mind and the solace one misses in today’s haphazard life as also many
other things in the member section, but the Pick of the Lot is surely the
Virtual Pooja. I have downloaded it on my P.C. at my residence. I make it a
point to pray to Lord Ganesha in this net friendly manner.”

Puneet Ghakkar, a businessman from Dubai feels,” I pray to Lord Ganesha
in this techy way in today’s wired world with utmost ease and with absolute
comfort of my office. I have prayed to Him at the time of board meetings
and critical phases, with coming out triumphantly with the blessings of Lord
Ganesha. It’s a most unique product across the religious sites and touches
the heart immediately, hope they can extend it to the whole Hindu
spectrum.”

Puneet Ghakkar, a businessman from Dubai feels,” I pray to Lord Ganesha
in this techy way in today’s wired world with utmost ease and with absolute
comfort of my office. I have prayed to Him at the time of board meetings
and critical phases, with coming out triumphantly with the blessings of Lord
Ganesha. It’s a most unique product across the religious sites and touches
the heart immediately, hope they can extend it to the whole Hindu
spectrum.”

Now you see, there’s much more than meets the eye. There are people
who do this for a living. Busy as you are, you might as well visit the
eTemple.