Ganpati Visarjan 2024 Why is Lord Ganesha idol immersion on Anant Chaturdashi festival

Ganpati Visarjan 2024 Why is Lord Ganesha idol immersion on Anant Chaturdashi festival

Ganpati Visarjan 2024: It is not mentioned anywhere in the scriptures that we should do Ganesh Visarjan only on Anant Chaturdashi, but there are many reasons behind it. The main reason is Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. According to Tilak’s biography by Dhananjay Kheer, he made Ganesh Chaturthi a public festival. It was his organizational ability and leadership that turned it into a public festival. Tilak used his energy to organize Ganesh Utsav and thus people got an alternative. Tilak saw the threat in the Hindu Sanatan majority who were slowly…

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Ganesh Chaturthi 2024 history and significance of Mumbai Lalbaugcha Raja Navsacha Ganpati

Ganesh Chaturthi 2024 history and significance of Mumbai Lalbaugcha Raja Navsacha Ganpati

Lalbaugcha Raja: Ganesh Chaturthi is a major festival of Hinduism, which is celebrated on the Chaturthi of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month. This year Ganesh Chaturthi is on 7 September 2024 and will end on 17 September 2024. Ganesh Chaturthi festival lasts for 10 days and its pomp and splendor is especially seen in Maharashtra. During the 10-day Ganeshotsav, various pandals of Lord Ganesha are prepared in Maharashtra and Mumbai, of which ‘Lalbaugcha Raja’ near Lalbaug Police Station in Lalbaug market of Central Mumbai is very famous. History of Navsacha…

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