Ganesha Festival
I remember since my childhood days I used to be very excited about Ganesh festival…I used go to my ancestral house…as we were a joint family we had a tradition of getting our ganpati in common….so I remember mom got me a new dress and then I used to take a bag of crackers along with me and burstest them along with my cousins....it used to be fun…we all cousins meet, burst crackers, played and then in the afternoon ganpati aarti and come back home…every year I used to be the first one to get ready and accompany my dad to my ancestral house…. my family ganesha is there just for 1.5days....then as I grew up the crackers thing was over…I used to go chat with my cousins and come back….but still the excitement of the festival never went…
Now as I am staying outside for my job, at mumbai from past 2years I have not been able to go home for ganesha….so for both these years I celebrate it here in mumbai at my relatives place….
The first thing which comes to my mind about ganpati festival are the Modak’s…we have different types of modaks…in marathi we make the modaks of rice and the stuffing of gudd and coconut…it’s a very tasty sweet and made only during the ganesha festival….the modaks have a unique shape…..we get even pedhas from sweet shops in the shape of modaks…..so I was lucky enough to eat them both the years at my relatives place…..so I didn’t miss on them.
I also visited a few of my aunts friends houses on the ganpati day…it is a fun festival with sweets, good food, new clothes and lots of crackers…..also the ganesha is celebrated by individuals, families and particular area people coming together. It’s also very colorful when ganesha is taken for immersion. The immersion accordingly to ritual can be done…after 1.5days, 5days, 7 days and 11days……so the festival is alive all these days….people go around to see different ganpati’s all over the place and enjoy themselves….every ganpati pendal is decorated with a lot of efforts from the people in that area….Ganesha is a festival where all the people come together and celebrate it at the best and there is wait by everyone saying…”Ganpati Bappa Morya….fudchya varshi lavkar ya”
I remember since my childhood days I used to be very excited about Ganesh festival…I used go to my ancestral house…as we were a joint family we had a tradition of getting our ganpati in common….so I remember mom got me a new dress and then I used to take a bag of crackers along with me and burstest them along with my cousins....it used to be fun…we all cousins meet, burst crackers, played and then in the afternoon ganpati aarti and come back home…every year I used to be the first one to get ready and accompany my dad to my ancestral house…. my family ganesha is there just for 1.5days....then as I grew up the crackers thing was over…I used to go chat with my cousins and come back….but still the excitement of the festival never went…
Now as I am staying outside for my job, at mumbai from past 2years I have not been able to go home for ganesha….so for both these years I celebrate it here in mumbai at my relatives place….
The first thing which comes to my mind about ganpati festival are the Modak’s…we have different types of modaks…in marathi we make the modaks of rice and the stuffing of gudd and coconut…it’s a very tasty sweet and made only during the ganesha festival….the modaks have a unique shape…..we get even pedhas from sweet shops in the shape of modaks…..so I was lucky enough to eat them both the years at my relatives place…..so I didn’t miss on them.
I also visited a few of my aunts friends houses on the ganpati day…it is a fun festival with sweets, good food, new clothes and lots of crackers…..also the ganesha is celebrated by individuals, families and particular area people coming together. It’s also very colorful when ganesha is taken for immersion. The immersion accordingly to ritual can be done…after 1.5days, 5days, 7 days and 11days……so the festival is alive all these days….people go around to see different ganpati’s all over the place and enjoy themselves….every ganpati pendal is decorated with a lot of efforts from the people in that area….Ganesha is a festival where all the people come together and celebrate it at the best and there is wait by everyone saying…”Ganpati Bappa Morya….fudchya varshi lavkar ya”
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Very good article, well written and very thought out.
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