Happy Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: Wishes, Messages, Quotes, Images, Facebook & Whatsapp status
Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is a prominent Hindu festival, celebrated across the country with great devotion. The day marks the birth of Lord Ganesha, who is a symbol of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
It is a 10 day long festival celebrated during the Hindu month of Bhadra, which generally falls between August and September. People place clay idols of Ganesha in their home and worship them. On the last day of the festival, a colorful and musical procession is taken out and the idols are immersed in water.
This festival is a major attraction in the Maharashtra, where people celebrate this festival with great zeal. Devotees throng in Mumbai's famous Siddhivinayak temple during the festival.
The festival falls during Shukla Paksha Chaturthi. This year Vinayaka Chaturthi will be celebrated on 22 August.
Every year the festival is celebrated with great pomp and show but this year things will be different. Special offerings are also prepared for the deity.
Ganesh Chaturthi History: The tale tells that Goddess Parvati made baby Ganesha with the use of sandalwood paste and asked him to guard the entrance while she was in the bath. However, when Lord Shiva wanted to enter the premises, Ganesha stopped him from the same. This enraged Lord Shiva and he severed baby Ganesha's head. When Goddess Parvati came to realize this fact, she was heartbroken. Lord Shiva promised her to bring baby Ganesha back to life. He went on to instruct his followers to search for the head of the first living creature that they notice so that they could replace it on Ganesha's body. His followers (the Ganas) came back with the head of a baby elephant and that's how Lord Ganesha came back to life. It was then when Lord Shiva named him the leader of the Ganas, Ganapati.
May Ganpati remove all your troubles and bless you with a delightful time ahead. I wish a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to your family!

Here's wishing one and all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
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