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It\u2019s offered to Ganesha as a symbol of calming the fiery energies and restoring balance in life<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"49492552-16fc-4bf4-9e9e-f320d2dc7841\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-a3a35331-fd26-4f43-a1a1-a132ef16722d\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":3500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-0e678e47-fe74-48be-809f-771a8709aa27\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-96.97803%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":3500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-acc2f55e-93a6-4ca6-af30-90e8c2052623\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":4000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-3f9fe277-c6ec-4aed-ad45-2e600654808c\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(0px, 168.53045%, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":4000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:white;background-image:radial-gradient(#f4b23d 0%, #bb8d3e 100%)\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-a54750dd-713a-493a-83ae-4f2f4a6ed999\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:calc(-2.6699% - 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style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-3c91d39e-0790-45c4-b4aa-7ed68e16b66d\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 168.53045%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613%\" id=\"el-8b2327a7-6692-4cb6-b1f3-622cf2d3a2fd\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6368670886075947% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Traditionally, 21 blades of Durva are offered to Ganesha, representing his 21 names and forms, enhancing the ritual\u2019s significance<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:calc(-2.6699% - 2px);top:calc(0% - 2px);width:calc(88.34951% + 4px);height:calc(58.89968% + 4px);opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-092ef8b1-bf62-442a-8ed0-d3dd5cbb517e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-a4ac4826-8ae7-4c10-9203-76159fd69fc6\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-96.97803%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div style=\"top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;border-width:2px 2px 2px 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