Lord ganesh festival in india install#

This celebration has another name Vinayak Chaturthi. Ganesh Chaturthi is a celebration of Lord GaneshaвЂs birthday. This visarjan is quite similar to Durga Puja Visarjan in Bengal and Bathukamma Festival in Telangana. They bid an emotional adieu to their favorite God and request him to come again next year. The visarjan is an emotional ritual as devotees say goodbye to Lord Ganesh and immersed the idol in a nearby water body like pond, river or sea. On the tenth day, Ganpati Visarjan is held. Every day Modak and Ladoo are offered to Lord Ganesh as these are the most favorite food of the deity. For the nine days prayers and other rituals are performed. The trend of setting up themed pandals and organizing parades makes the festival all the more exciting and wonderful. They feel that the Lord Ganesha stays with them for these pious days. People accommodate him for nine days at their homes or pandals. Day one, when devotees bring the idol of Lord Ganesh and establish, a big procession runs on roads. A lot of cultural activities and grand celebrations can be seen during this ten-day-long festival. At the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi, a sea of a crowd of devotees being a part of this amazing jubilation.

Lord ganesh festival in india install#

Like an individual can install and accommodate Lord Ganesh at their home similarly a whole community or group of people can also accommodate lord Ganesh at decorated pandals. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on an individual level as well as in a public manner too.