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Ganesh Jayanthi,popularly known as the 'Maghi Ganesh Jayanti',is the day when the Ganesha frequencies reached the Earth for the first time.This is the birth-day of God Ganesha,which falls on the fourth day of "Shukla Paksha" of Magh Month as per traditional Marathi Calendar ie the fourth day of bright fortnight).This is a very auspicious day ( Angara Yog).This corresponds to the months Jan-Feb of Gregorian calendar.
It is an important festival dedicated to Lord Ganesha ,especially in Maharashtra.It is also known as Til kund
Chaturthi, Winter Vinayaka Chaturthi,Magh
Shkla Chaturthi and Varad Chaturthi.This
festival of Ganesha is also called as the Tilo Chauth or Sakat
Chauthis in Uttar Pradesh,where Ganesha is invoked on behalf of the
son of a family. Food prepared from Til (sesame) is eaten on that day.A special preparation made of sesame seeds called 'Sesame Modaks', is offered to Ganesha and then distributed to the devotees.A fast is observed during worship during the day time followed by feasting in the night as a part of the rituals.
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In the morning,the devotees apply a seesame(til)-paste on their body and take bath with water,mixed with til seeds.The fast observed on this day is very fruitful.The couples worship him to beget a son. On Ganesh Jayanti, devotees flock to the Moreshwar temple in Morgaon,Pune district Maharashtra-in large numbers.Ths shne is the tarting and ending point of a pilgrimage of 'Ashtavinayaka'. On this day devotees also visit the Siddhivinayaka temple at Siddhatek Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra.Devotees take seven pradakhsinas (circumambulation) of the hil, to seek favour of Ganesha. Legend states that god Vishnu invoked the blessings of Ganesha at this venue before killing the demons Madhu-Kaitabh. Ganesh Jayanti is also celebrated at Ganpatipule, on the Konkan coast, a beach temple houses a swayambhu(self-manifest) idol of Ganesha, which is visited by thousands of devotees every year. The Ganesha is popularly known as the Paschim Dwardevta(Western sentinel god of India). Ganesh Jayanti is celebrated in a big way at Gopal Ganesha Temple,Farmagudi,Goa.Maghi Ganeshjayanti is also celebrated in a grand way at Uran,Maharashtra in a place called 'Vinayak'. The Ganesha idol here is more than 250 years old which was handed oever by the Peshwas.The deity is popular by the name "Siddhi Buddhi Ganesh Uran".
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