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09 June, 2022

Ganesh Chathurthi / Ganapathi Festival -2022


Ganesh Chaturthi 2022,

Celebrated with much fervor and excitement, the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi reveals the homecoming of Lord Ganesh. One of the most colorful and exciting 10-day-long celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi is initiated by installing the idol of Lord Ganesh at home to bless the house and its members with happiness and prosperity. Ganesh Chaturthi is also called Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganapathi, it is a Hindu festival, during this festival people pray to Lord Ganesha with great devotion. It is a ten-day festival. On this occasion, people keep Ganesha’s clay idol privately in homes, or publicly on big pandals (temporary stages). Ganesh Chaturthi starts with Vedic hymns, prayers, vrata, and Hindu texts such as Ganesha Upanishad. Offerings of Prasada after the prayer and distributing amongst the community people, prasad include sweets, modaka ( it is believed to be the favorite sweet of Ganesha). This festival starts on the fourth day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month Bhadrapada, which normally falls in the month of August or September. The Ganesha Chaturthi ends on the tenth day.

       


As per Hindu mythology, Lord Ganesh is considered as "Vigna Harta" (one who removes snags/obstacles) and "Buddhi Pradaayaka" (one who awards knowledge). This celebration is significant for understudies, they revere Lord Ganesh to light up their brains.

Ganesh Chaturthi 2022, this year's festival will be celebrated on 31-August-2022