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According to the Agni Purana, the Ananta (Shesha; the divine serpent) manifestation of Vishnu is venerated on this occasion to free adherents from sins. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Ananta Chaturdashi is also marked as the last day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival and is also called Ganesh Chaudas, when devotees bid adieu to the deity Ganesha by ...
In the Gregorian calendar, Ganesh Chaturthi falls between 22 August and 20 September every year. [ 5 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Although the origin of Ganesh Chaturthi remains unknown, it became increasingly popular after a public celebration was initiated by the prominent Anti-Colonial Freedom Fighter, Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak , in Maharashtra in ...
The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2024 in Bangladesh. 2024 ( MMXXIV ) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar , the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century , and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
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On the day of Anant Chaturdashi in 1895, the Ganesh Visarjan procession passed from the vicinity of the Sai Masjid, and communal altercations between Hindus and Muslims ensued. To control the riot, the police open fired on the crowd killing and wounding many. Till date, the Ganpati temple is known as the Khuni (lit. Bloody) Ganpati.
The belief that this idol of Ganesha is, Navasacha Ganpati (Marathi: नवसाचा गणपती) (which means the "one who fulfils all wishes") draws over 1.5 million pilgrims to the idol's display area daily during the 10-day Ganesha Chaturthi festival. [1] As of 2024, the Lalbaugcha Raja has entered 91 years. [2]
Ganesh Chaturthi (ଗଣେଶ ଚତୁର୍ଥୀ) is celebrated as the birthday of the god Ganesh, usually in August. It is primarily observed by educational institutes and students. The god is offered prasad like modak and laddu in pandals. Students may also offer writing utensils and notebooks, which are used by them after the festival.
In 2013, a 59 feet (18 m) Ganesh idol was installed with the Tapeswaram laddu weighing about 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) [c] was kept in the palm. [3] [18] However, the laddu was damaged due to rainfall and had to be immersed in the Hussain Sagar lake. [10] In 2014, the height of the Ganesh reached 60 feet (18 m), celebrating 60 years of its formation ...