Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations end on Ananta Chaturdasi with the immersion or Visarjan of Ganapati idol in water/river. Ganesha is worshipped for ten days. After the celebrations, it is time to accept the eternal cosmic law that which took form has to become formless again. The Ganesha idol is immersed in water/river symbolising a ritual see-off of the Lord in his journey towards his abode while taking away with him the misfortunes of his devotees. The Visarjan ceremony also represents the concept of Sansara, or the cycle of birth death and rebirth. This fate befalls all living creatures, once the soul departs from our body, the corporeal form then perishes and returns to the natural elements, only to be reconstituted in another body in the subsequent life cycle. Similarly, once the presiding deity departs from the Idol, its physical manifestation is then returned to nature, only to be reanimated the following year. The imbibed spirit however remains in the hearts of the devotees and enriches their lives.
The purpose of such ceremonies is to replenish our spiritual reserves and to remind us that material wealth is transitory and is of no use to the soul. The process of visarjan teaches us detachment and to realise that our own body, which we cherish and pamper will one day be reduced to base elements. According to another interpretation, Visarjan symbolises the concept of Moksha, or liberation, in Hinduism. Freedom and no clinging, not even to Gods, That is what is meant by Moksha. Thus we create Ganesha out of clay, worship it and later it is submerged in water! 
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Jai Shri Ganeshaya Namah ~ Ganpati Bappa Morya! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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