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1. Ganesh
Chaturthi
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2. Ganesh
Chaturthi
The festival of Ganesh
Chathurthi, also known as
Vinayak Chaturthi, is celebrated
with great enthusiasm all over
India.
On this day Lord Shiva declared his son Ganesha as
superior to all other gods and so this festival came to be.
Ganesh Chaturthi falls between 19th August and 15th
September and lasts for 10 days.
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3. Mythology tells us that
Ganesh was created by
the Goddess Parvati
when she sculpted him
out of sandalwood paste
and brought the figure to
life. She then sent him
to guard her door while
she bathed.
When Lord Shiva
returned he was denied
access into the chamber
by this boy whom he did
not recognise. So he
severed Ganesh's head in
a fit of anger.
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Ganesh
Chaturthi

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Chaturthi
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Upon finding out that Ganesh
was his son, Shiva was
overcome with remorse.
Lord Shiva resurrected his
son by attaching an
elephant's head onto
Ganesh's body and that's
how Ganesh came to be
the elephant headed God.
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Ganesh
Chaturthi
The festival starts with colourfully decorated
statues of Ganesha being installed in homes.
The pandals are adorned with garlands and lights and
the idol is worhsipped in homes for 10 days.
On the 11th day it is carried through
the streets and immersed in
a river or sea.
This represents a ritualistic
send-off for Lord Ganesh as
he travels to his home in
Kailash, taking with him the
sorrows of his devotees.

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The main dish eaten
during this festival is
the modak.
Other dishes such
as kudumu, vundralu,
panakam and
vadapappu are offered
to Ganesha along
with modaks.
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Chaturthi
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PPROJECT
Go green: Traditionally, the statues of
Ganesh were made out of clay. In order
to produce cheaper statues, they are
often made of plaster of Paris (POP).
This material pollutes water bodies
when the POP dissolves.
If your family follows this tradition of
immersing a statue of Ganesh in a large
water body, encourage them to get
one that's made from clay instead of
POP.
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