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Can anyone tell me the importance of Ganesh chaturthi as I have a speech tomorrow...
I need a speech which is really meaningful,a little long and also pretty good to hear thanks u!▫▪▫▪
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Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesh Chauth, will be celebrated on September 13, Thursday. The birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha - the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune - is celebrated on Ganesh Chaturthi. The Ganeshotsav festivities begin on Ganesh Chaturthi and end after 10 days on Anant Chaturdashi, also known as the day of Ganesh Visarjan. On this day, devotees immerse idol of Lord Ganesha in a water body close by. The gala celebration includes new clothes, sweets and dance processions on streets. Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates Lord Ganesha as the god of new beginnings and the remover of obstacles. It is observed throughout India, especially in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh. In Mumbai alone, around 150,000 statues are immersed annually. Ganesha idols are placed in homes, or publicly in elaborate pandals or temporary stages.Prayers are offered to Lord Ganesha during Madhyahna or mid-day. This year, the Ganesha Puja Time would begin from 11:09 am to 1:35 pm. The duration for this puja is 2 hours 26 minutes, according to drikpanchang.com With increasing environmental concerns, many people prefer eco-friendly Ganesha instead of plaster of Paris idols. These days, statues with seeds are also being made. These seeds will get to the soil after the immersion of Ganesha and would help in germinating a plant. Thank u I really hope it will help u.....
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi [2] (IAST: Gaṇēśa Chaturthī), also known as [1]Vinayaka Chaturthi (Vināyaka Chaturthī) or Vinayaka Chavithi (Vināyaka Chavithī) is the Hindu festival that reveres god Ganesha.[2] It is celebrated on Shukla Paksha Chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period) of Bhaadrapada month which typically falls in the months of August or September of the Gregorian calendar.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Lalbaugcha Raja, Mumbai
Official nameChaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi/Vinayaka ChavithiAlso calledChavath, GaneshotsavObserved byHindusTypeReligiousCelebrationsChanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, prayers, last day: processions, idol immersionBeginsBhadrapada Shukla ChaturthiEnds11 day after the start on BhadrapadaShukla ChaturdashiDateBhadrapada (August–September)2018 dateThursday, 13 September2019 dateMonday, 2 SeptemberFrequencyAnnual
It is said that on this day Lord Shiva gave an elephant head to his son Ganesha and declared Lord Ganesha as superior to all the gods and other gods blessed him with many boons.[3]
Ganesh Utsav is a ten day festival which starts on Ganesha Chaturthi on Shukla Paksha Chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period) of Bhaadrapada month and ends on Anant Chaturdashi i.e; on Shukla Paksha Chaturdashi (fourteenth day of the waxing moon period) of the same month of Hindu calendar. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals (temporary stages). Observations include chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts such as Ganapati Upanishad, prayers and vrata (fasting).[2] Offerings and prasadam from the daily prayers, that is distributed from the pandal to the community, include sweets such as modaka believed to be a favorite of the elephant-headed deity.[4][5] The festival ends on the tenth day after start, wherein the idol is carried in a public procession with music and group chanting, then immersed in a nearby body of water such as a river or ocean. In Mumbai alone, around 150,000 statues are immersed annually.[6] thereafter the clay idol dissolves and Ganesha is believed to return to Mount Kailash to Parvati and Shiva.[2][7]
The festival celebrates Lord Ganesha as the God of New Beginnings and the Remover of Obstacles as well as the god of wisdom and intelligence[8][9] and is observed throughout India, especially in the states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh,[2][10] and is usually celebrated privately at home in states such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.[11] Ganesh Chaturthi is also observed in Nepal and by the Hindu diaspora elsewhere such as in the Trinidad, Suriname, Fiji, Mauritius,[12]United States and in Europe[7][13] (in Tenerife).[14]
At public venues, along with the reading of texts and group feasting, athletic and martial arts competitions are also held.[15]
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