Birthday celebrations of Ganpati

Birthday celebrations of Ganpati is one of the most grandest of Hindu festivals, and is especially elaborate in the western India state of Maharashtra. The festival begins on Shukla Chaturthi which is the fourth day of Bhadrapada and ends on Anant Chaturdashi. On the last day idols of Ganesha are immersed in a river. The festival is also called Vinayka Chaturthi, and during the festival colourful pandals (temporary shrines) are setup to worship Ganesha.

It lasts for 10 days and ends on the day of ‘Ananta Chaturdashi’. The festival is marked by the installation of Ganesha idols in homes and in public places. A life-like clay model of Lord Ganesha is made a few months before it begins and can vary in size from an inch to over 25 feet.

People celebrate by spending time with loved ones and sending messages and best wishes to friends and families across the world. Delicious sweet treats and delicacies are offered, including coconuts and a special dumpling called Modakas. A number of processions take place which involves seeing Lord Ganesha off and is often accompanied with a lot of dancing and singing.

🐘There are four main rituals observed during Ganesh Chaturthi:

✨Pranapratishhtha – the process of infusing the deity into an idol,

✨Shhodashopachara – 16 forms of paying tribute to Ganesha,

✨Uttarpuja– Puja after which the idol could be shifted after its infusion,

✨Ganpati Visarjan – immersion of the Idol in the river.

✨Modak is prepared and eaten during the festival, it is a sweet dish prepared using rice or flour stuffed with grated jaggery, coconut and dry fruits.

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