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Ganesh Chaturthi
Information
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Ganesha Chaturthi,also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the birthday of
Lord Ganesha.It is a
Hindu festival of
Ganesha, the
son of Shiva and Parvati.The festival is celebrated by the Hindus all over the
world, as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.Ganesha
is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in
the duration of this festival.As per the Hindu calendar the festival comes in the month of
"Bhaadrapad",ie between August and September.The festival is celebrated for 11 days, till Anant Chaturdashi.
Indian freedom fighter Lokamanya Tilak started Ganesh Chaturthi
as a public festival in order to bring the people from all casts and communities
together.Under Tilak's encouragement, the festival facilitated community participation. The festval involved, intellectual discourses, poetry recitals,dramas, musical concerts, and folk dances. It served as a meeting
ground for people of all castes and communities in times when, in order to
exercise control over the population, the British discouraged social and
political gatherings.
Tilak started worshipping of big idols of Ganesha in public
halls and began the practice of immersing the idol in sea or other pools
of water.Ganesh Chaturthi
starts with the installation of Ganesh statues in colorfully decorated homes and
pandals.Prior to Ganesh Chaturthi about 2 to 3 months,the artistic clay statues
of Ganesha are made for sale by skilled artisans.They are
beautifully designed & depict Lord Ganesh in various
poses.
On the 11th day, the statue is taken through the streets in a
procession for immersion. On immersion days,the idol is taken to the
sea,river etc.through the streets
in a musical procession with people dancing and singing in full enthusiasum.This is a ritual to see-off of
Ganesha in his journey
to his abode in Kailash.
Ganesha Visarjan (Immersion) Participants of procession shout together, "Ganapathi Bappa Moarya, Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar ya" (O dear Ganesha, come again early next year). After reaching the immersing place,the final pooja is performed and the idol is immersed with the loud salutes to Ganesha.Now days this festival is celebrated by installing tallest Ganesha idols with granderous decorations. A big contributed money is involved and "Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav" (for all people), is celebrated with various musical programmes,dramas etc.in the presence of various celebrities like film stars.cricket stars,political leaders etc.Ganeshas from indivisual localities are nemed after it like Lalbaug cha Raja,Kandivlicha Raja,Saraswatancha Ganapati etc.The idol is immersed on 1&1/2th ,5th,6th,7th and 11th day
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