HAPPY GANESH CHATURTHI.
Ganesha Chaturthi or Vinayak Chaturthi is the Hindu festival celebrating rebirth of Lord Ganesha, son of Shiva and Parvati. It is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period, usually between 19 August and 20 September. The festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Anant Chaturdashi (fourteenth day of the waxing moon period).
Ganesha Chaturthi or Vinayak Chaturthi is the Hindu festival celebrating rebirth of Lord Ganesha, son of Shiva and Parvati. It is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period, usually between 19 August and 20 September. The festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Anant Chaturdashi (fourteenth day of the waxing moon period).
Ganesha is widely worshiped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune and traditionally invoked at the beginning of any new venture or at the start of travel. This year the festival is all set to be celebrated on the 29th of August.
The rituals of idol creation starts months in advance and continues till the immersion of the idol.
It is believed that Goddess Parvati created Ganesha out of sandalwood paste that she used for her bath and breathed life into the figure. She then let him stood guard while she went to take her bath. When Lord Shiva returned, as Ganesha didn’t know him, didn’t allow him to enter. Getting enraged by this Lord Shiva asked his follower Ganas to teach the child manners. Ganesha who was very powerful, being born of Parvati, the embodiment of Shakti, defeated Shiva’s followers and declared that nobody was allowed to enter while his mother was bathing. Angered, the king of Gods, Indra attacked the boy with his entire heavenly army but even they didn’t stand a chance. Angry Shiva then severed the head of the child. Parvati seeing this became enraged. Seeing Parvati in anger Shiva promised that her son will be alive again. Searching for the head of dead person facing North, but the devas found only the head of a dead elephant. They brought the head of the elephant and Shiva fixed it on the child’s body and brought him back to life. Lord Shiva also declared that from this day the boy would be called Ganesha, thereby Vighnabinashak came into existence. READ MORE...
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