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The festival features cultural activities such as singing, theatre and orchestral performances and community activities such as free medical checkups, blood-donation sites and donations to the poor. Ganesh Chaturthi, in addition to its religious aspects, is an important economic activity in Mumbai , Pune , Nagpur , Nashik , Kolhapur ...
Ganesh Jayanti (literally "Ganesha's birthday", also known as Bhadra shukla chaturthi, Tilkund chaturthi, and Varad chaturthi, is a Hindu festival.This occasion celebrates the birth day of Ganesha, the lord of wisdom. [1]
Ganesha (/gəɳeɕᵊ/, Sanskrit: गणेश, IAST: Gaṇeśa), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Pillaiyar, and Lambodara, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon [4] and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect.
Ganapati, Maha Rakta Vignantaka on top of Vinayaka. There are numerous forms and styles of Vinayaka / Ganapati in Tibetan Buddhism. Depending on the tradition, he may be depicted as white, red, or yellow, with four or more arms, and with several different implements, weapons and companion figures (like a rat, which he often mounts). [26]
Vinayaka Chaviti is a 1957 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film written and directed by Samudrala Sr. It stars N. T. Rama Rao , Jamuna and music composed by Ghantasala . It was produced by K. Gopala Rao under the Aswaraja Pictures banner.
Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Chaturthi after Amavasya or new moon. Devotees observe the fast for full day and night and meal is consumed the next day. This fast is mostly observed in Western and Southern India especially by the Brahmin community (Smarta or Shaiva).
Regarded as a god who grants all wishes (including impossible ones), he is widely worshipped for success in love, relationships, and business. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] He is usually offered daikon , sake , and a deep-fried sweet confection called Kangidan (歓喜団, "bliss bun"), which is based on the Indian modak , said to be a favorite of Ganesha.
She does not have a consistent name and is known by various names, Stri Ganesha ("female Ganesha" [3]), Vainayaki, Gajananā ("elephant-faced"), Vighneshvari ("Mistress of the remover of obstacles") and Ganeshani, all of them being feminine forms of Ganesha's epithets Vinayaka, Gajanana, Vighneshvara and Ganesha itself.