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It’s the time of the year again to welcome Bappa Moriya and relish the amazing laddoos and the modhaks. Marking the start of all the festivals for the year, the most elaborate and grandest of them being – Ganesh Chaturthi. This festival is celebrated grandly across the country with devotees doing various innovative things to welcome Lord Ganesha. This year Ishna Rawlani gives you a sneak peek into how to enjoy this festival to the fullest… Go Eco Friendly Top 5 hit dance numbers for Ganesh Chaturthi Deva Sree Ganesha – Agneepath Saada dil vi tu – ABCD Deva ho deva – Humse Badhkar Kaun Moriya re – Don Jai dev Jai dev – My friend Ganesha
Plaster, is one of the most universally used term. Most of our Ganesha idols are made up of Plaster of Paris. Unfortunately, this does not disintegrate easily and the idol floats in water after immersion. With the increase in global warming and keeping in mind about the environment, many of them have started using eco friendly Ganesh idols which are easily available in market. So pledge to save your environment and go green this season!
“Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival celebrated honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha. On this auspicious day we bring Lord Ganesha’s idol and seat him amidst lotus leaves and decorate him with sparkles and flowers. We worship him by performing the pooja and by offering mouth savoring sweet delicacies. On the 11th day we immerse the idol and pray to Lord Ganesha for inner spiritual strength to attain peace, success and prosperity. This year I plan to go green and get a clay idol and paint it at home. This is the most cherished time of the year and I eagerly await his return the next year.” Laveena Chugani, Facebook India
Top 5 hotspots to visit this Ganesh Chaturthi The Biggest Ganesh Idol at Khairtabad Rezimental Bazaar, Secunderabad Ballapur Chappal Bazaar, Kachiguda station Begum Bazaar, Abids
“Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most important festivals for me, as I’m a Marwadi, I’ve got different customs to follow. All the 11 days we dress up and a pooja is performed. This is what my family usually follows. But this year I am thinking of going green. I would limit my expenses and donate the rest of the money that I can save just to see the joy on the faces of the people who can’t afford celebrating such festivals. This Ganesh Chaturthi I might not enjoy as much as I normally do, but I’ll surely be blessed by many souls.” Lokesh Biyani, Photographer Ganesh Chaturthi is the festival I eagerly look forward to, every year. Apart from clay Ganesh sthaapna and the regular tambola, we incorporate a lot of laddu eating competitions. We also enact a play to educate the younger lot about the significance of this festival. This year, we plan to have a major laddu auction and clay Ganesha distribution in every house in our locality so that everyone goes the Eco friendly way. The whole idea of us celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi is to celebrate Lord Ganesha, thank him for his generous blessings and bring the entire community back to life. Ganpati Bappa Morya! Mayank Jain, Cognizant
32 SEPTEMBER, 2013