Today is a festive day in India , Decorations ,Lightning, Religious songs all over
@mkg123 (256)
India
September 17, 2015 12:22am CST
In India , today is celebrated as Ganesh Puja as well as Vishwakarma Puja . All the hindu people are celebrating it and school ,colleges and industries are off.
My town is decorated with flowers and colourful lights to welcome Lord Ganesh and Lord Vishwarma .Happy Ganesh Chaturthi and Happy Vishwakarma Puja to all myloters
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
17 Sep 15
Oh that sounds nice. What type of flowers? Is it a specific flower?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
18 Sep 15
@Texan Tornado - Ganesha Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrated in honour of the god Ganesha, who has an elephant-head. The modern festival involves installing clay images of Ganesha in public pandals (temporary shrines), which are worshiped for ten days. These are immersed at the end of the festival in a body of water such as a lake, along with the idol.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
18 Sep 15
@TexanTornado - It is assumed that we and God also are made of five elements that is - air, water, earth, fire and sky, therefore the idols are immersed in water which is one of the elements of our existence.
Also, the Lord Ganesha's idols are kept in temporary structures, therefore, Lord Ganesha is given a kind of send off so that he could be worshipped again next year during the auspicious period.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
18 Sep 15
@dpk262006 Oh wow! Very nice. Thank you for sharing that. It seems quite interesting. What is the reason for immersing them into a body of water at the end, for them to travel on? Or is there a deeper significance to it?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
18 Sep 15
Happy Ganesh Chturthi to you. May Lord Ganesh bless you with his choicest of blessings.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
18 Sep 15
@kiran8 Thanks for your wishes. Kiran do you have any idea why idols are immersed in water after 10 days? Although I have tried to explain above.
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
18 Sep 15
@dpk262006 To you as well Deepak
...The festival parade has begun in India and we will have more coming one after the other ..
...The festival parade has begun in India and we will have more coming one after the other ..1 person likes this
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
18 Sep 15
@dpk262006 I just found this link which explains it..
Symbolism of Ganapati Visarjan - Why is Ganesha idol immersed in Water after Ganesh Chaturthi festival? Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations end with the immersion or Visarjan of clay Ganapati idol in water. Hindus worship Brahman or the Sup
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@RasmaSandra (80884)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Sep 15
Hope you had a very great celebration @mkg123
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