GANESHA FESTIVAL: One of the BIG Indian Public Festivals.

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Hi Noddy,

As per the Hindu calender in the Month of Bhadrapada, on the fourth day, we bring Lord Ganesha's Clay Idols Home and \ or in Public and celebrate the 10 day festival. On the 10th day, the clay idols of Lord are immersed in deep water like lakes, ponds, river and favorably sea, in order to help Ganesha return to Heaven were he came from.

Being private originally, the festival was made public by the Indian Freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak prior independence for people to gather and have more awareness about the freedom struggle in order to bring coordination in the freedom struggle activities.

According to him, people are supposed to express their thoughts thru entertainment and protest against the British Rule thru this festival. But after independence the festival continued to be like social gathering and entertainment, there by becoming an official Festival.

Millions of Ganesha idols are sold every year for the festival and few of them even 18-20 feet high, are displayed in public.

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One of the very famous Public Genasha Idols in Mumbai..... Note that his feet are pure 24 carat Gold & the mouse, Ganesha's popular ride, worshipping at his feet is Silver. Its an around 12-15 Feet big Idol.

Wow!!

So that's Ganesha festival, I see. A Maharashtian friend on Orkut just asked me out if I knew what it is. I had no clue.

Thank you for the pics. I can't wait to see all the fun when I come over to Mumbai next year round.

Vinsan--

Thank you.

If Ganesha takes messages from foreigners, please tell him I could use an ungraded sense of proportion.

Hold your dominion.

Today is the immersion ceremony of all Ganesha Idols.

Its going to be a carzy croud out there on beeches, river sides and lakes.

You see, thats something else you can thank us Brits for..without us no Ganesha festival :wink: Have a good one

btw do you leave the Ganesh idols in the water or fish them out and use them again next year?

We can't Steve, because the Idols are clay, they get dissolved in water once immersed..... But its an intersting thought. :wink: