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People gather as idols of Ganesha are taken through the streets for immersion in the sea, marking the end of Ganesh festival in Mumbai on Sunday, September 14, 2008
Devotees in Mumbai with the Ganesh idols at a procession for immersion, marking the end of Ganesh festival.
On this day every household in Maharashtra installs a small clay murti of Lord Ganesh in their homes. He is offered pujan and prasad until Sud 14 – Anant Chaturthi (अनन्त चतुर्दशी).
Since Ganesh represents auspiciousness, his whole being has symbolic imports for devotees:
Ekadant – एकदन्त (one-toothed)
Shiva and Parvati decided to get their sons, Kartikeya and Ganesh married. They decided that he who circumambulated the earth first would be considered the best deity and would be married first.
Once Lord Shiva left his usual dwelling on Mt.Kailas in the Himalayas, to meditate in one of the caves in the same mountain. Two friends of Parvati, his consort, suggested that she should have a ‘gana’ – attendant of their own, since they were not too happy with Shivaji’s ‘ganas’. Parvati agreed. Using her divine powers, she created a son, naming him Vinayak. She instructed him to guard their home.
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| Ganaraja in his traditional form. Giving Blessing with one hand and Sudarshan Chakra in othr hand | Ganesh strikes a playful pose with dandiya sticks, the symbol of the Navratri festival. | Ganapati in the traditional form. The idol is presented in varied forms as seen below. |
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| Gajanand is given the form of Lord Krishna, | Ganapati has the form of Sage Parsuram, | Ganapati has the form of Naga, the snake god. |
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| Ganapati Bappa Morya | Ganapati Bappa Morya | Ganapati Bappa Morya |
Ganesh is the prime most deity whom everyone of us must worship first since He is the reliever of obstacles, giver of wisdom and all boons and finally bestows liberation on all those who seek His Grace,