On the instructions of Lord Shiva, Vishnu Ji brought the head of the first found creature (elephant) in the north direction. The frightened deities pacified Jagadamba by praising Jagadamba on the advice of the devarshi Narada. Lord Shankar got angry at this and cut off the head of that child with his trident. When Lord Shiva wanted to enter the building, the boy stopped him. In Shiva Purana, it is described in the fourth section of Rudrasamhita that Mother Parvati, before taking a bath, had produced a child from her filth and made him her gatekeeper. Many stories are also associated with this festival, of which the story related to his parents Mata Parvati and Lord Shiva is the most popular. Mythological Significance of Ganesh Utsav In this puja, laddoos are offered to Ganapati.
Which are made from rice flour, jaggery and coconut. Various types of sweets are offered to them as prasad. First of all, before the installation of the idol, Pranpratishtha is done. In many places, pandals are seen decorated for 10 days where the idol of Ganesh Ji is installed.Įach pandal has a priest who performs the puja during this time with four methods.
People bring these idols to their homes on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi. During Ganeshotsav, very beautiful idols of Lord Ganesha in different postures are found in the markets. Two-three months before the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, artisans start making clay idols of Lord Ganesha. After nine days, Ganesh idols are immersed in the sea, river, pond. These idols are worshipped for nine days.Ī large number of people come to visit Ganesh idols. Large statues of Lord Ganesha are installed at many prominent places. Lord Ganesha is worshipped on Ganesh Chaturthi. According to the Puranas, Lord Ganesha was born on this day. The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over India including Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.īut it is specially celebrated in Maharashtra. All over India, this festival of Lord Ganesha’s birthday is celebrated by his devotees with great enthusiasm. This festival is also known as Ganeshotsav or Vinayaka Chaturthi. Ganeshotsav is celebrated with great pomp for 10 days. India is a land of festivals and Ganesh Chaturthi is one of those festivals. It is believed that he is the destroyer of obstacles and creates a happy environment. The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi has spiritual and religious significance. Vinayaka is the deity who is worshipped at the beginning of all work in Vedic philosophy.
The word Vinayaka means distinguished hero. The word Ganesha means one who is the lord of all living beings. In this way, the enthusiasm of the people towards the Ganpati festival increased and the consciousness towards the nation increased.Īccording to Hindu belief, every good beginning and every auspicious work is started with the worship of Lord Ganesha. Then gradually the Ganpati festival spread to other big cities of Maharashtra like Ahmednagar, Mumbai, Nagpur, Thane.Įvery year thousands of people gathered at the Ganpati festival and big leaders used to work to give it the colour of nationalism. Ganesh Chaturthi Special: Beginning of Ganpati festival and social unity in Shaniwarwada, Pune The next year 31 and the next year this number crossed 100. In 1895, 11 Ganpatis were established in Shaniwarwada of Pune. Lokmanya Tilak would invite a big leader every day for a speech there. From 20 October 1894 to 30 October 1894, the Ganpati festival was celebrated for the first time for 10 days in Shaniwarwada, Pune.
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