'May Ganesh Chaturthi Bring Good Health, Joy and Prosperity': PM Modi Greets Nation on Ganeshotsav

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi and wished joy, prosperity and good health. Modi extended his wishes tweeting in Hindi and Marathi.

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This 11 day festival starts today on September 10, and will end on September 21.

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Lord Ganesh is worshiped on this day. This festival is mainly celebrated in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. A lot of people bring the idol of lord Ganesh to their house during this festival. Lord Ganesh is given farewell on ‘Anant Chaturdashi’.

On the farewell day people also pray before him to return next year. Some people celebrate this festival only for two days, some celebrate it for the entire ten days. It is also called Ganesh Mahotsav.

GANESH CHATURTHI 2021: SHUBH MUHURAT

This year ‘Chaturthi Tithi’ will begin at 12:17am on September 10 and will continue till 10pm. On this day people should get up early and take a bath, then the temple in the house should be cleaned. Then ‘Durva Ghas’, ‘Ladoos’ and ‘Modaks’ are offered to Lord Ganesh. The worship of Lord Ganesh is completed with the ‘Aarti’.

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GANESH CHATURTHI: SIGNIFICANCE

Worshipping Lord Ganesh brings happiness, peace and prosperity in life. In ‘Sanaatan Dharm’ lord Ganesh is worshipped before the start of any good work. Hence Ganesh Chaturthi too has a special significance.

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GANESH CHATURTHI: PUJA VIDHI

It is believed that worshiping lord Ganesh duly helps in resolving all the problems. Lord Ganesh’s Idol, Water pot, ‘Panchamrit’, red cloth, ‘roli’, ‘Akshat’, ‘Kalava janeoo’, cardamom, coconut, ‘Chandi ka vark’, ‘supari’, ‘laung’, panchmeva’, ‘ghee kapur’, ‘chaukee’ and ‘gangajal’ need to collected for completing the worshipping.

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