Ganesh Chaturthi -Lord Ganesha


Ganesh Chaturthi -Jai Ganesha




People used to worship Lord Ganesha (Vigneshwar)in the celebration of  Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesha is the most followed god in Hinduism, and admired by every member of the family.  People used to worship Sri Ganesha before starting any important work. In todays time this festival gain much importance in Maharashtra and surrounding state This is the most important festival of Hinduism. People worship God of knowledge and prosperity on Ganesh Chaturthi with full devotion and faith.

People generally start the day with a bath in the morning on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, after that they wear clean clothes and worship God. Worship procedures include chanting of Mantra, Aarti song, and devotion songs, and follow other rituals of Hindu religion along with offering many things and praying to God. Earlier, this festival was observed at the local level only, but later on its spread, its presence at national level. After the festival over the statue of Lord Ganesha is immersed in the river.. It was started in 1893 as a festival by Lokmanya Tilak (a social reformer, Indian nationalist and freedom fighter). At that time, he made a tradition of worshiping Ganesha to protect the Indians against British rule.

Lalbaugcha Raja –Mumbai –Maharashtra

Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganesh Chaturthi 2018) will be celebrated on September 13. Ganeshotsav (Ganesh Utsav 2018) is celebrated every year with much passion and enthusiasm. Apart from the houses in the country, large statues of Ganesha are installed in many places and most famous is the King of Lal Bagh (Lalbaugcha Raja - the king of Lalbagh).Since 1934 a large statue of King of Lal Bagh was established in Mumbai  in Lal Bagh area. This year also the King of Lal Bagh was established with great enthusiasm and decorated very beautifully with a golden crown, sitting with pride. The Ambani family and many Bollywood personalities have also laid the line for the King's visit to the Lal Bagh.

People believe that Ganesha comes with great joy and prosperity every year and goes away after removing all the pain. In order to please Ganesh, devotees make various preparations in this festival. It is celebrated as Ganesha's birth anniversary, so that it can be welcomed and respected. This festival starts on the Chaturthi in the evening of Bhadrapad (August or September) in the Shukla Paksha and ends on the 11th day on Anant Chaturdashi. It is very important to worship Ganesha in Hinduism. It is believed that those who worship him with full devotion and faith will be blessed with happiness, knowledge, wealth and long life.


Nowadays Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as a national festival to remove inequality between Brahmins and non-Brahmins. Lord Ganesha is known by various names, some of which are Ekadanta, God of limitless powers, Heramba (obstacles remover), Lambodara, Vinayaka, God of Gods, God of wisdom, God of wealth and prosperity and many more. People see off the Ganesha on 11th day (Anant chaturdashi) with complete Hindu ritual of Ganesha Visarjan.They pray again to God to come back with a lot of blessings again next year.

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