Lord Ganesh, the patron deity is the God of wisdom. Come 
August, preparations to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi - the auspicious day when Lord Ganesh was born - begin with great enthusiasm all over the state. The 11-day festival begins with the installation of beautifully sculpted Ganesha idols in homes and mandaps (large tents), colourfully decorated, depicting religious themes or current events. The Ganesh idols are worshipped with families and friends. Many cultural events are organised and people participate in them with keen interest. After ten exciting days comes the time to bid farewell to the beloved God.
August, preparations to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi - the auspicious day when Lord Ganesh was born - begin with great enthusiasm all over the state. The 11-day festival begins with the installation of beautifully sculpted Ganesha idols in homes and mandaps (large tents), colourfully decorated, depicting religious themes or current events. The Ganesh idols are worshipped with families and friends. Many cultural events are organised and people participate in them with keen interest. After ten exciting days comes the time to bid farewell to the beloved God.While celebrated all over India, Ganesh Chaturthi festivities are most elaborate in states like Maharashtra, Goa (It is the biggest festival for Konkani people all over the world), Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and other areas which were former states of the Maratha Empire. Outside India, it is celebrated in Nepal by the Newars.
In the 21st century, with the world turning fast into a global village, Ganesh Chaturthi is now celebrated all over the world, wherever there is a presence of a Hindu community.
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Happy Vinayaka Chturthi to you and your family :)
@ shalini:thank you and wish you the same dear :)
With some basic idea on Hindu mythology and the formation of elephant god by the transplantation done with elephant head over a human body i suddenly pondering if this is that day on which Braham and his team did the transplantation. thatz how ganapati was born. Is that day celebrated as ganesha chaturthi or for some other reason ? Just wondering. Any mythological story/reason you aware of for this celebration. ??
i'm sure it would be the original day of his birth and not the day wen that transplantation tuk place. If it was so, i'd hav surely heard from either of my grandparents....!
To my knowledge in hindu mythology, Ganesha's birth never happened till the transplanation happened. Suddenly i think of a concept, hindu mythology celebrate the birthday of Ram ( rama jayanthi) krishna ( gokulashtami) but why no one bothers about the death of ram. He committed suciede by falling into sarayu river or the death of krishna who was killed by a hunter. why ? just a thought - Do i sound atheist by asking question on HINDU mythology ??? and practises ???
@ vaishnav:
my goodness, i dont kno if u really sound like an atheist, but ur questions are really wierd. and i'm just wondering how curious can one get.
anyways my uncle wud surely be able to giv an answer fr all ur questions and i promise to answer u as soon as possible.
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