Ganesh Chaturthi is a holy festival; several names, such as Vinayaka chavithi, Vinayak Chaturthi, gunotsav, etc., are also known as Ganesha Chaturthi. It is a 10-day celebration held on the occasion of the birth of the elephant-headed deity Ganpati.
The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi starts on the Chaturthi of Bhadrapada; according to the Hindu and Gerogerian calendars, It is celebrated in August or September. The celebration happens by installing clay ideals of Ganesha both privately in the home and publicly in elaborating pandals.
It celebrates Ganesha as a deity of new beginnings, the remover of the hurdle and the God of knowledge and cleverness. Ganesh Chaturthi terminates on the tenth day after its commencement. When the ideal is brought in a public procession with music and group chanting, immersed in the nearby water like a sea or river on the last day, this process is called visarjan.
It is a 10-day festival, but due to busy schedules, people bring the ideal of lord Ganesh for one and a half days, three days, and five days, according to their suitability. People can offer prayers during big pandals as well as in their homes.
For this pooja, it is necessary to bring a clay ideal of lord Ganesh. After it, the devotees make a seating arrangement for lord Ganesh on a high platform. After 'Sthapna,' the devotees offer lord Ganesha his favourite sweet- Modak and other things.
All these days, the devotees chant the Mantras, Hawan, and Aarti. After this, according to the Hindu calendar, on the day of Anant Chaturdashi, devotees immerse Ganapati in any river, sea, or water body.
Ganesh Chaturthi starts on the Chaturthi of Bhadrapada
Ganesh Chaturthi is a holy festival
It celebrates Ganesha as a deity of new beginnings
There are two different versions of the birth of Lord Ganesha. One is that Goddess Parvati created a boy from the oozing of her body and gave life to him. And then ordered him not to let anyone enter until I returned after taking a bath. And after a long period of many years, Lord Shiva returned at that time; since Ganesha did not recognize him, Ganesha prevented Lord Shiva from entering.
Then there was a conflict between Shiva and Ganesha, and enraged Shiva beheaded Ganesha. After bathing, when she came out, she saw her son and was very angry, and Lord Shiva promised that Ganesha would be alive again.
Lord Shiva then ordered the deities to search for the north-facing head of the dead man. After much searching, the deities found the head of an elephant. Then Lord Shiva applied the hand of the elephant to the child and brought him back to life. So, in this way, Lord Ganesha had two births.
The people have faith that Lord Ganesha removes all their obstacles. And this day of Ganesh Chaturthi is a day to increase your intelligence and energy. Apart from this, Lord Ganesha is also blessed to be worshipped first in any worship.
Although the importance of Ganesh Chaturthi is everywhere, Chaturthi happens with great enthusiasm in places like Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Nashik, etc.
There are two stories about it. One is that when agriculture was the primary mode of sustainability, rodents were one of the greatest hurdles to prosperity. Eating stored grains and destroying crops is all in a day's work for rodents.
Then, Ganesha chooses a mouse as his vehicle. As per the biodiversity of India, He lives up to his name and acts as the destroyer of the hurdle.
Another story behind it is that lord Ganesha can reach all the crannies and nooks of the world to perform his duty as the destroyer of the hurdle. The mouse could crawl through small holes and narrow passages, so he chose the mouse as his vehicle.
It is a 10-day festival, but due to busy schedules, people bring the ideal of lord Ganesh for one and a half days, three days, and five days, according to their suitability. People can offer prayers during big pandals as well as in their homes.
For this pooja, it is necessary to bring a clay ideal of lord Ganesh. After it, the devotees make a seating arrangement for lord Ganesh on a high platform. After 'Sthapna,' the devotees offer lord Ganesha his favourite sweet- Modak and other things.
All these days, the devotees chant the Mantras, Hawan, and Aarti. After this, according to the Hindu calendar, on the day of Anant Chaturdashi, devotees immerse Ganapati in any river, sea, or water body.