Shri GANESHA UTSAV

The Ganesha Utsav is being celebrated all over India&abroad. In India the most prominent place for the celebration is Bombay(MUMBAI) The other prominent cities are Hyderabad,Bangalore&Chennai. The Ganesha Utsav is being celebrated in Kerala also in places like Trivandrum,Kochi,Thrissur,Guruvayur and all over the other important Towns of Kerala&the nearby Cities like Mangalore&Coimbatore The fastival starts on the day of the birthday of Lord Ganesha which falls on the fourth day of the waxing moon and is known as Vinayaka Chathurthy. This year the birthday of the Lord Ganesha falls on 9th September. Usually the GTanesh Chaturthy falls between 19th August&20th September. The Legend goes on as : It is believed that Lord Ganesha bestows His presence on earthfor all the devotees during the fastival for ten days from Ganesh Chaturthy. It is the day Lord Shiva declared his son Ganeshaas superior to all Gods barring,Lord Vishnu,Lakshmi,Shiva&Parvathi Ganesha is widely worshipped as the God of Wisdom,Prosperity&good fortune and traditionally invoked at the beginning of any new venture including New business.Even at the start of a travel Ganesha is being worshipped as a good omen. The fastival ends on Anant Chaturdashi ie the 14th day of Waxing Moon period.The immersion of idols in the sea is an important event in Mumbai for which Holidays are being declared by the Government of Maharashtra. The Lalbaugh,Matunga&Dadar Ganeshas are very famous in Mumbai &is being visited by people from different nplaces im Mumbai.This period of festival is being considered as a period of total Unity in Mumbai. This year the cost of Ganesha Idol from Home made to High Tech varies exhorbitantly ,it is said. While being celebrated all over India,the countries abroad do not fall behind. Outside India Ganesha Utsav is being celebrated in Nepal.by Hindus in the United State of America,Canada,Britain,Mauritius,Singapore,Malayesia,Thailand,Cambodia,Burma,Fiji,Trinidad,Tobago,Guyana&Srilanka. Let us hope Lord Ganesha bestows His Blessings on everyone of us who believe in his devine Powers. SreedharanMundanat 7th September,2013 @0-00Hrs(IST)