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FIVE LINES ON GANESH CHATURTHI IN MARTHI

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• Ganesh Chaturthi is a major Hindu Festival celebrated in India.

• There is a belief that Ganesh Chaturthi is the day when Lord Ganesh was born.

• It is celebrated on Shukla Chaturthi of Bhadra month in Hindu calendar.

• Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated for about 10 or 11 days.

• It is mainly celebrated in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Tamilnadu and West Bengal.

• People bring the statue of Lord Ganesh and place it in their home during the celebration.

• The Idol is then worshipped every morning and evening continuously for 10 or 11 days.

• Also people decorate a ‘Mandap’ in their society and install the statue there and open it for the public.

• A sweet dish ‘Modak’ is served as it is the favorite dish of Lord Ganesh and is distributed to people coming for worship in this Mandap.

• After the festival, people immerse the statue in ponds, rivers, seas or other water bodies.