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Ganpati Bappa Morya |
Festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali have always got Indians closer. Whether in times of the struggle for India’s Independence or today after the 7/11 Mumabi bomb blasts. India irrespective of religion, caste and region has shared a unified thought and realisation of joy.
It’s for these festivals that India today stands united proposing its belief in god and in the people of India.
I thought I should share this above picture with my blog readers here. This one that drew all my attention off the other news items on the front page of today’s Sunday Times, shows a Ganesh pandal being setup in Ahmedabad based on the theme of 7/11 Mumbai train blasts.
India I am proud of you… Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!!
Ganesha chaturthi - legends and prayers : Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as the
birthday of Lord Ganesh on the fourth day (Chaturthi) of the bright fortnight of
Bhadrapada month of Hindu calendar. It is among the most celebrated of the
festivals in India, and perhaps the only one involving general public (others only
involve families and friends and are celebrated privately). It is interesting to note
that the festival was not celebrated until the times of Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar
Tilak, who used it a great means to unite Hindus all over India and educate them the
evils of colonization.