We have been seeing about Ganesha Chaturthi Puja.
The Parthiva Ganesha Puja.
So called because of the clay idol used in this puja.
We have seen that only clay idol should be used in this puja.
We have also seen the importance of immersion of the idol once the puja is over.
Now, can women perform Ganesha Chaturthi Puja?
Of course, that's what Devi Parvathy demonstrated.
Gaesha Purana also very clearly says:
पार्थिवी पूजिता मूर्तिः स्त्रिया वा पुरुषेण वा
एका ददाति काम्यं धनपुत्रपशूनपि
In Hinduism as far as couples are concerned, the husband and wife always perform pujas together.
In fact the husband does not have the right to do puja in the absence of the wife.
Here, what it means is even unmarried girls and married women in the absence of husbands can also do Parthiva Ganesha Puja.
Even when the husband and wife do any puja together, the wife's role is equal not that of an assistant.
In puja with clay idol, you can have more than one idol also.
You can have up to 108 idols
The result varies depending on the number of idols.
Worship of a single idol gives wealth and children in the family.
Worship of two idols will make you achieve even what seems to be impossible.
Worship of three idols gives power and wealth, power of a manager, political power.
Worship of four idols gives virtues, wealth, achievement of desires, and moksha.
Worship of five idols gives an elevation of power and position, promotion.
Worship of six idols will get power to make, protect and break.
Worship with seven, eight, or nine clay idols will gain knowledge.
Like this, you can worship up to 108 clay idols together for various benefits.
If someone is imprisoned for what he has not done or he is in a trap, then: make five clay idols and worship for twenty-one days.
Then perform immersion.
If you worship Lord Ganesha's clay idol for nine days, all problems will be solved.
Someone who worships Lord Ganesha's idol every day.
This idol need not be clay, it can be gold, silver, bronze, emerald, or such materials.
Then Lord Ganesha himself says: if you have a problem, you need not come to me, you take his darshan, that is good enough.
गणेशः स तु विज्ञेयो दर्शनाद्विघ्ननाशनः
तमेव सर्वकामेषु पूजयेन्न गणाधिपम्
तस्यैव पूजया प्रीतो न देवः स्यात्तथा स्वयम्
The Lord is more happy that way.