Ganesh Chaturthi -- Event Tourism
Ganpati or Vinayak Chaturthi or Vinayak Chaviti is a Hindu Festival Celebrated in the month of September . According to Hindu Calendar Ganesh Chaturthi is on13th September 2018 and the preparation for the festival starts a week before the 1st day Ganesha Chaviti. People chant the phrase "Ganpati Bappa Moriya"( God Ganesha Bless us) during the pooja (worship) and procession. The Phrase so much popular that a bollywood song has a funny line in it which says "Ganpati Bappa Moriya , pareshan kare mujhe choriya"( god Ganesh Bless me,I am troubled by womem :D).
Brief History of Ganesha Festival
According to some Historians Ganesha Celebration and Pooja can be traced back to 271 B.C , some compelling evidences show that Ganesha Chaturthi was started by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja and the festival continued until Britishers conquered India .This festival lost states patronage under Britishers and remained a private festival until Bal Gangadhar Tilak , The Legendary Freedom Fighter, revived it and made it the Grand Festival as it is today. He also used the festival as a mass mobilization strategy against the British empire.
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| Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
Celebration
Ganesha Chaturthi or Ganpati is a Ten-day long hindu festival celebated to honor the elephant headed god, God Ganesha(younger son of God Shiva). Ganesha is the 1st to be worshiped among gods in Hinduism. Hindus pray to God Ganesha to overcome obstacles in life.
Hindus make a huge clay idol about 21 meters tall of Ganesha and use ganesha decoration items to decorate and a Pandal or Mandhapa before the festival and on the first day of the Festival the Huge Ganesha Murti is installed in the Pandal in the public and the priest performs pooja and invites God Ganesha from kailash Mountain to be the Guest for the next 9 days. Hindus also install miniature Ganesha murti in their home on the 1st day and perform pooja and bhajans. People also visit the pandals where the Large Idol is installed and pray every day for next 9 days. On the tenth day the festival ends with a large procession carrying the God Ganesha Murti through the streets where people see the Large Murti before murti visarjan in the sea or any other water body where the murti dissolves in the water and is believed that God Ganesha returns to Mount Kailash.
In India it is celebrated across India but the most important places to travel or make a short Trip to are Mumbai , Pune ,Goa ,Andhra Pradesh , Hyderabad, Surat and Chennai.
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| Ganesha Murti Making |
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| pandal/mandaph |
Songs and Bhajans
Songs , Aarti and bhajans are sung during the Ten-day festival in praise of god Ganesha.
Here is the Ganesha Aarti for my Readers and the list for Bhajans of Ganesha.
Ganesha Aarti
Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh Deva
Mata Jaaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva
Mata Jaaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva
Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh Deva
Maathe Pe Sindhoor Sohe, Muse Ki Savari
Ek Dant Dayavant, Chaar Bhuja Dhaari
Ladduan Ka Bhog Lage, Sant Kare Seva
Paan Chadhe, Phul Chadhe, Aur Chadhe Meva
Andhan Ko Aankh Det, Kodhin Ko Kaaya
Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh Deva
Mata Jaaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva
Mata Jaaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva
Baanjhan Ko Putra Det, Nirdhan Ko Maaya
Surya Shaam Sharan Aye, Safalki Je Seva
Mata Jaaki Parvati, Pita Mahadeva
Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh Deva
Special Dishes
A special dish named moodak or laddu and Panchaamrit( made from Milk,Curd,
Ganges water, Honey and Sugar) is prepared and offered to God Ganesha and then
distributed to public.
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| Modak or Laduu |
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Celebration outside India
Indians have a huge Diaspora in foreign lands and they celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi in countries like U.S.A, U.K, Countries in European Union ,Russia , fiji etc.
Ganesha Chaturthi breaks the cultural and religious barriers in India and people from all faith gather to make it peaceful and successful. I urge my readers to be a part of this festival and enjoy it to the fullest.
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi in Advance to my readers.
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