The real story of Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh chaturthi significance: Ganesh Chaturthi is not just a festival but a confluence of faith, devotion and tradition. There are many beliefs about this day, but its real story is related to the birth of Lord Ganesha. According to the scriptures, on the Shukla Chaturthi of Bhadrapada month, Mata Parvati composed Lord Ganesha with her Ubatan (Turmeric-Chandan). For this reason, this day is celebrated as Ganesh birth anniversary.
Popular in ancient mythology and later popular by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak during the freedom struggle, Ganesh Chaturthi has become a cultural and spiritual festival around India and the world today. Today, Ganeshotsav has become not only religious, but also a social and cultural festival. The pandals have a glimpse of music, dance, drama and folk art. Pandals like Lalbagcha Raja of Mumbai are famous in the country and abroad.
Birth of Mata Parvati and Ganesh
According to the legend, Mata Parvati made an idol of a child from the boil of her body while bathing and burnt her life. He ordered that child to guard at the door. The child became Ganesha. When Lord Shiva returned, Ganesh stopped him from going inside. This enraged Shiva and he beheaded Ganesha in the war.
Elephant’s head and Ganesh’s rebirth
Mother Parvati was bereaved in her son’s disconnection and spoke of the destruction of the universe. The gods then urged Shiva to revive Ganesha. As a solution, Shiva gave Ganesha the elephant’s head and blessed him with a ‘avidhanak’ i.e. Vighnaharta. Lord Ganesha became the first revered god with this incident.
Fasting and worship tradition
A statue of Ganesha is installed in houses and pandals on Ganesh Chaturthi. On this day, Modak, Durva and Laddus are offered to Ganapati. It is believed that Ganesha is pleased with this and fulfills the wishes of the devotees. The special thing is that in Ganesh Pujan, first ‘Sankalp’ and ‘Avaghanamantra’ are chanted, which removes crisis from life.
Historical aspect
Ganesh Chaturthi was also considered a festival of social unity in history. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj started celebrating it at the state level. Later, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak made it a celebration of people during the freedom movement. The establishment of Ganpati in public pandals raised a sense of unity and patriotism among the people.
Spiritual importance
Ganesh Chaturthi is not only religious but also from spiritual point of view. Ganapati ji is considered the god of intellect, wisdom and prosperity. It is believed that their worship removes disturbances and the beginning of new works is auspicious. This is the reason that Ganesha is worshiped before any auspicious work.
In this way, the real story of Ganesh Chaturthi is related to the affection of Mata Parvati, the grace of Shiva and the Vighnaharta form of Ganapati. This festival gives us the message of reverence, restraint and unity in life.
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