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10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival begins with great devotion

The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated Saturday across the country with great devotion. The day marks the birth of Lord Ganesha, who is a symbol of wisdom, prosperity, and good fortune. Also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesh Utsav, the day marks the beginning of ten days of festivities during which people place clay idols of Lord Ganesha at their homes and worship them.The festival begins with the installation of Ganesh idols in homes, public places, and temples. Devotees perform the “pranapratishtha” ritual, inviting the deity’s spirit into the idol.Traditional prayers, known as “Ganpati Puja,” are conducted, accompanied by the chanting of hymns and offering of sweets like modaks, which are believed to be Lord Ganesha’s favourite.Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde has extended best wishes to everyone on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

The festivities conclude with the grand event of Ganesh Visarjan, where the idols of Lord Ganesha are immersed in water bodies, symbolising the cycle of creation and dissolution. The idols are carried in grand processions from homes and pandals to rivers, lakes, or seas, accompanied by chants of “Ganapati Bappa Morya,” bhajans, and dances. Ganesh Chaturthi is a major attraction in Maharashtra, where people celebrate it with great zeal.

 

 


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