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Ganesh Festival Vinayaka Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chavithi and Ganesh Chaturthi, is a widely celebrated festival in India. It comes on the fourth day (Chaturthi) of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada month of Hindu calendar, which is in August- September. Lord Ganesha is widely worshipped as the supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. This year (2009) Vinayaka Chavithi (Ganesha) festival falls on 23rd August. The significance of Vinayaka Chaturthi is that it is the celebration of the birth day of elephant faced Hindu god Ganesh. In some parts of South India (Andhra Pradesh), this festival is celebrated for 10 days. The celebration of the festival ends with the immersion of the idol on Anantha Chaturdashi Day, which is on September 3. Lord Ganesh is worshipped first in any prayers. He is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi, and the brother of Lord Karthikeya (Subramanya). Ganesh Festival is celebrated in Maharashtra in a grand way. It is celebrated for ten days. These days are full of joy and festivity and cultural programs are the part of this festival. During the struggle for independence, Indian freedom fighter Lokmanya Tilak made it a public festival, for the unity of people. Ganesha's Idols are the main attraction of this festival and the localities compete with each other to make their best. On the last day of the celebration, the idol is taken out in procession and immersed in sea. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Ganesha is the remover of all obstacles that stand in your spiritual path. Rituals Some of the important aspects of Vinayaka Chaturthi rituals in India are fasting, feasting and distribution of sweets. Modakam (a sweet dish stuffed with jaggery and coconut) is Ganesha's favorite sweet. After the ritual worship, these sweets are distributed as "prasadams" (sacred food) to the people present there. Mythological stories Once Ganesh and his brother Karthikeyan had a dispute as to who was the elder of the two, and the matter reached their father Lord Shiva. He decided that whoever goes around the world and comes back first will be declared as the winner. Karthikeya immediately flew on his vehicle, the peacock, to tour around the world, but Ganesha went around His Divine parents, and came back and asked for his prize. The wise Ganesh justified it saying His parents represent the entire manifested universe. Thus, Lord Ganesh became the elder son. On one of His birthdays, Ganesha was going around house to house accepting his favorite offerings of sweet dishes. Suddenly his vehicle, the mouse stumbled down seeing a snake and Lord Ganesh fell down, which made the moon laugh at him. Annoyed, he cursed the moon that no one should look at the moon on the Ganesh Chaturthi day. If anyone does, he will earn a bad name. Gowri Pooja In Karnataka, before the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, people indulge themselves in Gowri Pooja. On this auspicious day, Goddess Parvathi, mother of Lord Ganesh, is worshipped, especially by married women, for the longevity of their marriage and to achieve marital bliss.
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आज गणेश चतुर्थी व्रत पर्व मनाइँदै भाद्र शुक्ल चतुर्थी अर्थात् गणेश चतुर्थी पर्व। भगवान् गणेशको जन्मदिनको रूपमा यो दिनको महत्त्व छ। शिव र पार्वतीका पुत्र गणेशलाई विघ्ननाशक देवताका रूपमा पुजिन्छ। सनातन धर्मावलम्बीका सबै मांगलिक कार्यको सुरुआतमा गणेशको पूजा गर्ने परम्परा छ। शिवपार्वतीका पुत्र गणेशलाई जुनसुकै धार्मिक कर्ममा अग्रपूजाको अधिकार प्राप्त छ । आज हरितालिका (तीज) को व्रत पारायण गरी गणेशको व्रत गर्ने शास्त्रीय मान्यता रहेको नेपाल पञ्चाङ्ग निर्णायक समितिका सदस्य एवं धर्मशास्त्रविद् प्राडा देवमणि भट्टराईले जानकारी दिए । लड्डु र दुवो उनको प्रिय वस्तु भएको बताइन्छ। सिन्दुर, रक्तचन्दन, रातो फूल र रातो वस्त्र आदि चढाएर उनको पूजा आराधना गरिन्छ। भाद्र शुक्ल तृतीयाका दिन सुखद दाम्पत्य जीवन तथा सुखशान्तिको कामना गरेका बर्तालुले चतुर्थीका दिन जीवनमा विघ्न नआओस् भनी कामना गर्न गणेश पूजा गर्ने विधान गणेश पुराणमा उल्लेख छ । बिहान हरितालिका (तीज) को व्रत समापनका लागि पारायण गरी मध्याह्नकालमा गणेशको पूजा आराधना गरी अर्घ्य दिनुपर्ने विधि रहेको धर्मशास्त्रविद् भट्टराईले सुनाए । यस अवसरमा केही मानिसले भने गणेश चतुर्थीको व्रतसमेत गर्छन् । मङ्गल चतुर्थीसमेत भनिने यो पर्वलाई नेवार समुदायले भने चथा पर्वका रूपमा मनाउँछ । तिथिको घटबढका कारण चथा पर्व मङ्गलबार नै रहेको समितिले स्वीकृति दिएका पञ्चाङ्गमा उल्लेख गरिएको छ । यस दिन बालबालिकालाई ‘छुस्यामुस्या’ बाँड्ने चलन पनि नेवार समुदायमा रहेको छ । गोदावरी न्युज बाट सभार