Ganeshji celebrating

This 11-day long festival begins with people getting up in the morning and bathing. They buy new clothes for this festival and wear these clean clothes in the morning after bathing. They follow the traditional rituals of chanting mantras and songs.

Early on, Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated in a few families. Later on, it spread all over and thus began the installation of idols and immersion in the water. This marked the beginning of making Ganesh Chaturthi a larger than life festival.

In other words, the idol immersion denotes freedom from evil and sufferings. People set up pandals make glorious statues of Lord Ganesha. Towards the end of the festival when the visarjan is about to take place, people carry out a full-fledged procession. People come out in hundreds and thousands and dance their way to the rivers and oceans.

When Ganesh Chaturthi ends, they pray for the return of Lord Ganesha every year. They look forward to this festival every year. The final immersion of Lord Ganesha’s statue in the river or ocean marks the end of Ganesh Chaturthi.

In short, Ganesh Chaturthi is a fun-filled festival in honour of Lord Ganesha. People all over India thoroughly enjoy it. All the devotees of Lord Ganesha come together irrespective of their differences of caste and colour. Ganesh Chaturthi spreads joy and unites people all over.Ganesh Chaturthi is a hindu festival which holds utmost importance in the religion. This festival is celebrated following the hindu mythology which says that Ganesh Chaturthi is the birthday of the Lord Ganesha. Hindus refer to Lord Ganesha as the remover of all obstacles. People believe that Lord Ganesha comes every year with prosperity and success.

Furthermore, they welcome Lord Ganesha in their homes with this festival with the belief that he will remove all their sufferings. Ganesh Chaturthi sparks joy all over the country and unties people with celebrations.

The specialty of Ganesha Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated for a whole 11 days. It begins on the Chaturthi when people install the statue of Lord Ganesha in their homes and temples. This festival ends on Anant Chaturdashi with Ganesh Visarjan. The devotees of the Lord Ganesha offer their prayers to God. They sing devotional songs for him and recited various mantras in his praise. They perform aartis in favour of the lord and seek his blessings on them.

Most importantly, they offer Lord Ganesha sweets. Ganesha Chaturthi especially calls for Modak. Devotees offer Lord Ganesha with Modak, which is the lord’s favorite dessert. Modaks are sweet dumplings which people make with a filling of coconut and jaggery. They either fry them or steam them. People at homes and sweet shops make this sweet delicacy. They are seen around Ganesha Chaturthi mostly and are a huge hit amongst children.Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most prominent festivals of India. People of India wait the whole year for this festival eagerly. Although it is celebrated all over the country, in the state of Maharashtra it is celebrated with the most enthusiasm.Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha also called Vignaharta or Vinayaka. Ganesha is the son of Shiva and Parvati and a revered Hindu deity and a powerful God in his own right. The festival usually falls in the month of August and September according to the Gregorian calendar. Though, the festival is celebrated throughout India, in the state of Maharashtra it is fervently celebrated with exceptional zeal.People bring an idol of Ganesha to home very happily and perform puja for ten days with full devotion and faith. They perform Visarjan at the end of puja on 11^th day means on Anant Chaturdashi to see off the Ganesha this year and come again next year. People pray to God for getting blessing of knowledge and wealth. This festival is also known as the Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi (in Sanskrit).

This festival is observed in the Hindi month of Bhadrapada in the shukla paksha chathurthi (4^th day of waxing moon period). It is considered that, first time the fast of Ganesha was kept by the Moon as he was cursed by the Ganesha for his misbehaviour. After the puja of Ganesha, Moon was blessed by the knowledge and beautifulness. God Ganesha is the supreme god of Hindus Who blesses his devotees with wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. Ganesha Chaturthi festival ends on Anant Chaturdashi after the idol Visarjan. Lord Vinayaka is the preserver of all good things and remover of all obstructions.is celebrated in the month of August or September for 10 days. Ganesh Chaturthi puja involves two important processes; one is idol installation and second is idol immersion (also called as Ganesh Visarjan). There is a ritual in Hindu religion to perform Pranapratishhtha Pooja (to call the God for His holy presence into the idol) and Shhodashopachara (perform worship using sixteen ways to honour the God). There is a ritual of offering of Durva grass and Modak, jaggery, coconut, red flowers, red chandan and camphor while worshiping for ten days. A huge crowd of people involve happily in the Ganesha Visarjan on the end of puja. People belief that Ganesha comes every year with lots happiness and prosperity and goes after removing all the sufferings. Devotees do variety of preparations at this festival to make Ganesha happy. This is celebrated as the birth anniversary of the Ganesha to welcome and honour Him. This festival starts on Chaturthi in the Shukla Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada (August or September) and ends on 11^th day on Anant Chaturdashi. Worshipping Ganesha is of great importance in Hinduism.