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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