Lord Ganesh Festival In India - 2013

“Lord Ganesha” the word Ganesha is a Sanskrit word which derived from gana & isha and a group, multitude or categorical system refers to gana and the word “isha” master or lord. 

 There are many stories, why Ganesha been born and how he got the elephant head and lord ganesha’s mother Parvati, one day disappointed because of her appointed guards were out of lord shiva’s army failed to stop him from barging into her private chambers.  She decided to guard her for while until she completes her bath. She created a body from dust and oil and infused life into that body and told him that “I am your mother” and ordered until my bath, guards the entrance, as soon as she went in lord shiva came to see Parvati and lord shiva was unaware of his son and as his duty lord Ganesha blocked his way and would not let him in and that time, lord shiva became irate and in great anger fought with lord Ganesha, whose head got severed from his body. 

As soon as, Parvati returned from her bath and saw her son, she got very aggrieved anguish and threatened to destroy the heavens and earth.

Later, the gods and shiva pacified her and soon after sent out the ganas, to get the head of first living being his head towards in north direction, as north direction is associated with wisdom. After a while they found an elephant sleeping and faced towards north and ganas took the elephants head, returned to lord shiva and he emotionally involved the elephant’s head to the body and revived him back to life.

After looking at lord Ganesha, Parvati asked shiva who will believe this god with a face of elephant, as lord shiva thinking to correct his big mistake and declared him, Ganesha, he will be the lord of initiate and Devotees will worship him before any other god, in any kind of task. 

Parvati was delighted and embraced her son, the giant headed lord Ganesha, by whom shiva named him, the lord of his ganas “Ganapati”. On this occasion the lord’s declared his birthday, as from the day the trend follows till now. 

But, it is not known why and when a ganesh chaturthi celebration begins, but the earliest celebrations were started in the times of reign of dynasties of satavahan, rashtrakutha, chalukya.  As per historical records, ganesh chaturthi initiated in Maharashtra by chatrapati Shivaji maharaja. As many stories revealed about lord Ganesha, and his presence in universe as a lord. 

This trend follows the centuries and Vinayaka chavithi is celebrated as per hindu calendar month of bhaadrapadha, beginning of the shukla chaturthi, usually between 19 Aug to 15 Sep.

May the Lord Ganesha bless us, on which you initiate things to lead to a success in our lives. 

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