In Mumbai alone, around 150,000 statues are immersed each year.Angrewadiresidents normally head to Girgaon Chowpatty beach, just over a mile away. Here, they slowly dissolve in a ceremony that dramatises the Hindu view of the ephemeral nature of life – but also causes widespread pollution. The statues, normally made of soluble plaster of paris, are traditionally carried in a public procession with music and chanting, and are then immersed in either a river or the sea. On the 11th and final day of the festival, the ritual of Ganesh Visarjan takes place – falling this year on 1 September. Statues of Lord Ganesh are brought into homes and put on display for offerings and prayers. Glimpses of the 13th Ganesha Festival 2020 (video)įor more details, please email: or call 0.I n the quiet housing estate of Angrewadi in the heart of Girgaon in south Mumbai, people are celebrating the 100th consecutive year of the Ganesh Chaturthi, the Hindu festival of the elephant-headed god of new beginnings. The two-day activities of the Ganesha Festival ended with a promise to return next year. Tiwari, General Secretary, VHP ThailandĪdvisors, Patrons, Executive Committee Members along with Ganesha festival committee members of VHP Thailand as well as sponsors and senior members of partner organisations also joined the auspicious occasion with family. Sophana Srichampa, Vice President, VHP Thailand Shri Pradeep Singhal, Vice President, VHP Thailand Shri Ashok Kumar Chawla, Senior Vice President, VHP Thailand Shri Susheel Kumar Saraff, President, VHP Thailand Khun Jirasak Chu-khwaam-di: Deputy Director General of Royal Forestry Department
Khun Chayawut Janthon, Governor of Ratchaburi Province, Thailand Ambassador (Retd.) Swaminathan Ramachandran Suchitra Durai, Ambassador of India to Thailand The following dignitaries and guests joined the annual celebration: During the COVID-19 pandemic, VHP Thailand supported 3,000 families of nine districts who faced adversity due to the highly contagious Coronavirus. VHP Thailand has been organising grand Gsnesha Festival in Thailand since 2008 but due to COVID-19, this year Ganesha Festival was organised on 29 and 30 August on a smaller scale in Ratchaburi province with extended activities of Tree Plantation (6,000 saplings in the area of 30 Rai), Ekal Scholarships and Sewa for local communities. Ganpati Visarjan, The idol is immersed into the water, amidst music and dancing with gay abandon, and a plea to Ganesha to come back early the next year. Uttarpuja: A Prayer bidding farewell to Ganesha and 4. Shhodashopachara: Prayers are offered along with Vedic chants 3. Pranapratishhtha: A priest chants mantra to invoke life in the deity 2. There are four main rituals performed during the 10-day long festival. It is believed that devotees who pray to Ganesha are able to fulfil their wishes and desires. Famous and honourable citizens Ganpatrao Ghovedakar, Bhau Vaidya and Bhau Rangari installed the Lord Ganesh idol. Sardar Khasgiwale celebrated this Ganeshotsav for the first time in Gwalior. It started in the year 1883 with an objective. Ganesha, is known as the God of wealth, sciences, knowledge, wisdom and prosperity, and that's why most Hindus invoke him and seek his blessings at the onset of any important work. Ganeshotsav is celebrated every year during Bhadrapad on shuddha Ganesh Chaturthi. It marks the birthday of the beloved elephant-headed God Ganesha, who is known by 108 different names, including Vighnaharta (averter of obstacles). In 2022, Ganesh Chaturthi is on August 31. In 2021, Ganesh Chaturthi is on September 10. Ganesha Chaturthi, is an auspicious Hindu festival celebrated in India, Thailand and other parts of the world. The festival is celebrated for 10 or 11 days according to the Hindu lunar calendar, with the biggest spectacle taking place on the last day called Anant Chaturdashi.