Amidst the rousing melodies of a nadaswaram and takil, the Sri Ganesha Murthi which has received daily worship in the Kalari for over a week was brought to the base of the temple steps this evening. There the crowds gathered for this final ceremony of the Ganesha Chaturthi Festival to join in honor of the beloved Remover of Obstacles, as the ashram pujaris offered fruits and flowers, incense and the arati flame. Even Ram, the ashram elephant who just 7 days earlier received our worship as the embodiment of Ganesha, was on hand with a trunkful of fresh green bamboo stalks.