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7 unusual facts about Ganesh Chaturthi


Amul girl

Another ad during the Ganapati festival which said, Ganpati Bappa More Ghya (Ganpati Bappa take more).

Anant Chaturdashi

It is generally the tenth or eleventh day after Ganesh Chaturthi, and all the Ganesh idols brought into homes and communities are immersed in the sea or nearby lakes and rivers.

Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti

The organisation has also campaigned against immersion of Ganesha idols in water bodies.

Modak

During the Ganesh worship ceremony, known in India as Ganesh Chaturthi the puja always concludes with an offering of twentyone modaks to the deity and as prasad.

Morya Gosavi

According to a legend, on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi (August–September) - the largest festival dedicated to Ganesha - Morya could not find a place in the temple, crowded by the laity and the wealthy Pingle family.

Shaktism

Gauri Puja is performed on the fifth day after Ganesh Chaturthi, during Ganesha Puja in Western India, to celebrate the arrival of Gauri, Mother of Ganesha, to come and bring her son back home.

Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek

The Ganesh Chaturthi festival is celebrated from the first to the fifth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrapada, where Ganesh Chaturthi is the fourth day.


Pimpri

Gurunanak Jayanti, Chalio, Bahrana Sahib, Navratra, Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi are celebrated with lot of rigor and joy, Dussehra is also one of the important festival.


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