Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated every year with great zeal and pomp by thousands of people, not only in India but also abroad. Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day long celebration to honour the elephant-headed Lord Ganesha’s birthday. He is known as the Lord of wisdom and is honoured at the beginning of all holy rituals and ceremonies.
Not many of us know the real reason as to why Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated. As per our Hindu Mythology –Lord Ganesha was created by Goddess Parvati to guard her while she went off to have a bath. When Lord Shiva returned, he was not allowed by Ganesha to enter. This angered Lord Shiva who severed Ganesha’s head. Seeing this Parvati was furious and asked Shiva for his son’s life. This made Shiva fix an elephant’s head on Ganesha’s body.
This made Ganesha everyone’s favourite and this is the reason why He is worshipped at the beginning of all the ceremonies. This is the reason behind Ganesh Chaturthi that is Ganesha’s birthday grandeur. Celebrate Ganesha’s birthday in Maharashtra. Travel with Gozo. For further details, go to www.gozocabs.com or call us at +91 90518 77000.
I could hear everywhere from everyone on the last day of ANANT CHATURTHI—the last day of immersion, last year. Hundreds and thousands of devotees participating in a joyous procession on the immersion ceremony of the grand festival of GANESH CHATURTHI; echoing in unison was this popular enchantment, people praying Lord Ganesha—the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune to let them again have the fortune to welcome their Lord next year. And this made me realise that celebrating Ganesha Chaturthi in Maharashtra is much more fascinating than mentioned in books, blogs and newspapers.
All of the city is on the streets; dancing, playing with gulal, performing the famous “DHOL” show and celebrating with family and friends. This is the one festival that probably brings all of Pune to exhibit what it really stands for—the Culture of Maharashtra.
The city looks amazing—-with loud and noisy local processions, beautiful big, small idols of Lord Ganesha—-the PANDALS exhibiting Pune’s creativity and diversification. The streets appear brightened with beautiful lights and colours and décor, Punietes crowding to pay their devotees to the famous Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati, the amazing fairs, the “PUNERI NAACH-GAANA”, the DHOL CHA KARYAKRAM, the gulal face that everyone carries around and my all-time favourite—-all the amazing cuisines lined up across the streets for us to validate their delicacy and thus their existence. I believe the city looks equally charming even from the moon!
And SUCH IS THE CELEBRATION OF GANESHA CHATURTHI IN PUNE Though Ganesha Chaturthi is celebrated with much enthusiasm in Mumbai and is also a popular destination during the festival, I believe the festival is celebrated with equal fervor in Pune. The famous Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati is a must-visit during the festival. It attracts a huge crowd of devotees and visitors right from the beginning of the 10 days long religious celebration. Although Pune remains at the peak of the celebrations and festivities during the festival, the city starts attracting visitors’ weeks before the commencement of the Chaturthi. People are always keen to witness the Annual Artisans fair where beautiful idols of Lord Ganesha are put to exhibition—-all presenting different themes, sizes and colours. The building of Pandals representing different clubs attracts many reporters and bloggers from across the country.
Pune: the Cultural Capital of Maharashtra offers an amazing experience of its rich and varied heritage along with the fusion of modernization, so come visit Pune and give your family a sweet present of paying their devotee to Lord Ganesha this Chaturthi.
Ganesh Chaturthi is a popular Hindu festival celebrated mainly in the Maharasthran region. This festival is dedicated to the elephant-headed Lord Ganesha. As the name suggests, celebrations begin from the fourth day of the fortnight generally in the month of August or September. This year, it will be celebrated on the 4th of September.
The festival is celebrated by families at home and also publicly in the form of ‘pandals’ where by installing clay images of Lord Ganesha. People generally bring in small sized clay Ganeshas at home and celebrate with their loved ones. At the end of the fortnight, the idol is immersed in water.
In the preparations of the festival, a huge variety of idols are created by artisans. People buy these idols and worship them by decorating with flowers. They offer various items to the idol like coconut, jaggery, grass and modaks and chant hymns.
Ganesh Chaturthi is a major festival celebrated in India. It is also celebrated in the states of Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and abroad as well.
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Raksha Bandhan – is a Hindu Festival, celebrated all over India. This famous festival celebrates the love between brothers and sisiters. By tying a rakhi that is a sacred thread around the borther’s wrist, the sister showers her love and blessings, and the brother promises to protect her all his life.
On this auspicious occasion, we list down a list of super successful brother-sister duos that have proved time and again that unconditional love and support takes you a long way.
ZOYA AKHTAR – FARHAN AKHTAR: One being an amazing film-maker and the other being a complete all rounder have always shown their support and love for one another.
RAHUL GANDHI – PRIYANKA VADRA: This brother-sister duo belongs to one of the most powerful political clans of India. Priyanka has acted as a catalyst in Rahul’s life. She has been a great support system throughout his political career.
SAJID KHAN – FARAH KHAN: Both have made life more fun for all of us with their talented contributions to Bollywood. Farah has been ruling the Indian choreography segment for years now, and Sajid can be called the ‘king of comedy’ in Bollywood. They have always supported each other through thick and thin.
EKTA KAPOOR – TUSHAAR KAPOOR: Ekta has given innumerable hit Indian soaps to the television industry whereas Tushaar is known as an actor in Bollywood movies. They support each other in every possible way.
RAHUL BANERJEE – DOLA BANERJEE: Both of them represent India in Archery. Rahul was given the Arjuna Award in 2011 and Dola was placed 13th in women’s individual ranking round. If distance is stopping you from celebrating Raksha Bandhan with your loved ones, we will make it possible. On this occasion, Gozo offers you a discount of Rs 250 on your travel. Download the Gozo app from Google Playstore and book a cab online and apply the promo code Rakhi250 or call at +91 90518 77000.
Krishna Pushkaralu is a festival of River Krishna which normally occurs once in every 12 years and is celebrated with much grandeur. The Pushkaram is observed for a period of 12 days from the time of entry of Jupiter into Virgo. The festival is tentatively observed throughout the twelve months that the planet remains in that sign, but the first 12 days are considered most sacred as per the beliefs. Pushkaram has been an age old practice in southern states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana. This year the celebration starts on 12 August and ends on 23 August.
Millions of people take holy dip in the river Krishna for spiritual and religious purposes. A number of holy ghats are situated in Vijaywada – Bhavani Ghat, Durga Ghat, Ferry Ghat, Padmavati Ghat to name a few.
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