The Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration

The Ganesh Chaturthi is an important Hindu festival that is celebrated lavishly, especially in Mumbai.

Almost all Hindu worship Ganesha currents, the god with an elephant head (Gana means group, army - Isha is a name of Shiva). No activity and no service can begin without his assistance. He is considered among others as the embodiment of wisdom, happiness and success.

Ganesha's special day, his "birthday", is Ganesh Chaturthi, which falls on the fourth day of the Hindu month Bhadrapad (after the Hindu lunar calendar, usually September). The day kicks off a series of major autumn festivals, which follow in October and November. Many believers invite the priest to her house, so he celebrates a Mass, a Ganesh puja.

Particular importance has, however, Ganesh Chaturthi for the people in some parts of South India and in the state of Maharashtra in Pune (formerly Poona) and in the capital Mumbai (formerly Bombay). For many Hindus in other parts of India Ganesha means a secondary manifestation, whereas here it is for most the most important representation of God, the main deity.

Ganesh Chaturthi is a question for them the most important holiday of the year, not only in the religious sphere, as in other parts of the country, but also a major social holiday, on which people visit each other and good luck wish.

In the households, public places, universities and schools to set to small or large statues. Sometimes it is - above all to achieve in rural areas - still an object of the children, these figurines with their own hands.

Either one and a half, five, seven or ten days remain the statues on the altars, and embody the highest - daily is a priest and celebrated the worship (puja). Then, the people celebrate with song and dance, with modern music coming from the speakers as well as religious songs.

In eastern India, there is the goddess Saraswati, which is responsible for school children, students, artists, and all intellectual workers. Maharashthra In this role the god is in his form with the elephant head.

Sometimes students draw even his picture on the blackboard, and pray to him in this way, the youngsters go to school on the day the first time. On the last day, the statues are adopted under jubilation in joyous procession to the water borne and sunk.


Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Chaturthi


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