On Ganesh Chaturthi, virtual view of Indores most famous Ganesh temple - Khajraanaa - in case you havent been able to go TODAY !! Via || Satyameva Jayate ||: Today is ”Ganesh Chaturthi” – the auspicious day on which we celebrate the birth of Shri Ganesh !! Shri Ganesh is widely revered as the remover of obstacles (”VidhnhartA”) and is usually invoked when beginning something new - ... वक्रतुंड महाकाय सूर्यकोटी समप्रभ: निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव, सर्व कार्येशु सर्वदा || vakratuNDa mahAkAya sUryakoTisamaprabha nirvighnaM kuru me deva sarvakAryeshhu sarvadA || (Rough Translation: O Ganapati, (the) One with a curved trunk, a large body, and a brilliance equal to millions of Suns! Please make all my undertakings free from obstacles always) ... As many of you would know, the public celebration of Ganesh Utsav (SArvajanik Ganeshotsav) is an important chapter in the freedom movement of India !! This “festival” was started by Lokmanya Tilak in 1894 when when Tilak himself placed an idol of Ganesh-ji in Vinchurkar Wada in Maharashtra* !! Tilak transformed the celebrations from a private, family affair into an occasion to bring people together against the oppressive British Raj !! Because of Shri Ganesh’s widespread appeal among the masses, the celebrations proved to be very useful in breaking barriers within Hindu society at that time. Let us not forget this motivation of Lokmanya Tilak as we celebrate the day today !! On the auspicious occassion of Ganesh Chaturthi, let us take a vow to treat (all) as equals and work towards strengthening the ties that bring us together !! May Shri Ganesh shower his blessings on you and your loved ones, today and always !! For those of you who are curious to read more, please read Mr. Shantanu Bagwats post from last year that includes two versions of the story of his birth..... satyameva-jayate.org/2008/09/03/happy-ganesh-chaturthi/ जय हिंद, जय भारत !!
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 07:48:07 +0000
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