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The Festival of Ganesh Chaturthi
The Festival of Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi is the day when Lord Ganesha was born.? Lord Ganesha is son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. It is believed that on this auspicious day Lord Ganesha bestows his presence on earth for all his devotees. The day falls on the fourth day of moons bright fortnight i.e. period from new moon in the month of Bhadrapada of Hindu calendar. The festival is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi in Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu and Chavath in Konkani. The celebrations are grand and may last for five, seven or ten days. At some places the first day i.e. Ganesh Chaturthi is... Read more »


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