significance of this festival
2006-10-26 22:46:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
In the State of maharastra Ganesh festival is celebrated for 11 days in a year.
In India, there is an important festival honouring Lord Ganesha. While it is most popular in the state of Maharashtra, it is performed all over India. It is celebrated for ten days starting from Ganesh Chaturthi. This festival is celebrated and it culminates on the day of Ananta Chaturdashi when the murti of Lord Ganesha is immersed into the most convenient body of water. In Mumbai (earlier known as Bombay), the murti is immersed in the Arabian Sea and in Pune the Mula-Mutha river. In various North and East Indian cities, like Kolkata, they are immersed in the holy Ganga river. One who really wants to taste the festival needs to come down to the city of Mumbai; particularly at Lalbaug where the divine idol of Lalbaugcha raja (The Lord Of Lalbaug, as Ganesha is fondly called) is set. The Ganesha festival starts on Ganesh Chaturthi (fourth day of Hindu calendar month Bhadrapada) and ends on Anant Chaturdashi (fourteenth day of Bhadrapada).
Significance of the festival.-
In general terms, Ganesha is a much beloved and frequently invoked divinity, since he is the Lord of Good Fortune who provides prosperity and fortune and also the Destroyer of Obstacles of a material or spiritual order. It is for this reason that his grace is invoked before the undertaking of any task (e.g. traveling, taking an examination, conducting a business affair, a job interview, performing a ceremony,) with such incantations as Aum Shri Ganeshaya Namah (hail the name of Ganesha), or similar. It is also for this reason that, traditionally, all sessions of bhajan (devotional chanting) begin with an invocation of Ganesha, Lord of the "good beginnings" of chants. Throughout India and the Hindu culture, Lord Ganesha is the first icon placed into any new home or abode.
Moreover, Ganesha is associated with the first chakra (wheel), which represents the instinct of conservation and survival, of procreation and material well-being.
2006-10-27 04:11:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maharastra.
(Ganesh Chaturthi, (Ganesh Festival) is an occasion or a day on which Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, makes his presence on earth for all his devotees. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi in Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. It is the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). This typically comes sometime between 20th of August and 15th of September. The festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Ananta Chaturdashi.
Ganesh, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, is widely worshipped as the supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
While held all over India, it is at its most elaborate in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and other areas which were former states of the Maratha Empire.)
Today, the Ganesh Festival is not only a popular festival - it has become a very critical and important economic activity for Maharashtra. Many artists, industries, and businesses survive on this mega-event. Ganesh Festival also provides a stage for budding artists to present their art to the public.
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2006-10-27 00:01:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maharashtra. While the Ganesh Chaturthi festival was observed in the region for centuries, it was predominantly a family affair. Bal Gangadhar Tilak initiated the celebration of the occasion as a social and cultural event in the late 19th century, and it has remained popular ever since.
2016-03-28 09:02:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The patron of letters and learning, he is the legendary scribe who wrote down the Mahabharata. His popularity continued to grow through the 20th century. His festival is especially popular in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
2006-10-28 04:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maharastra
2006-10-27 01:01:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maharashtra. Now a days even other states like Gujarat , Andhra Pradesh are following Maharshtra in that respect.
2006-10-26 22:55:12 · answer #6 · answered by SGraja 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maharashtra. Lokmanya Tilak started the tradition to unify Hindus
2006-10-26 23:01:59 · answer #7 · answered by Truth ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely, mumbai as the city and Mahashtra as the state. all began at LalBaug!
2006-10-26 22:54:52 · answer #8 · answered by twinkletoes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
allover the world ..but mumbai is the best
2006-10-26 23:03:45 · answer #9 · answered by super 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MAHARASTRA STATE,MUMBAI CITY
2006-10-26 22:58:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋