India Fairs Festivals : September
VERDANT BOUNTRY
SEPTEMBER : Bhadrapad - Ashwin
GANESH CHATURTHI :
Time Of Rejoicing And Reverence
Ganesha is the ever-present deity of India. On wedding invitations,
at street come shrines, in carved doorway and in every temple, he
is represented in many carvings sculptures and paintings. On the
fourth day of the bright half of Bhadrapad, the festival of Ganesh
Chaturthi comes to India. Months ahead, with great excitement ana
enthusiasm, hundreds ofusands of clay idols of Ganesha are made
in Bombay, Pune and Pen, a village full of clay sculptors, near
Bombay. Lorryloads of idols of every size, in every pose and colour,
are brought to Bombay and other towns. These are worshipped at community
or family festivals which last between one to ten days according
to each group’s tradition.
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