IN TRADITIONAL INDIAN CUSTOM, TO INITIATE A GOOD BEGINNING IN ALL OUR ACTIVITIES, WE PERFORM VIGNESWARA PUJA BY RECITING " MUSHIKA VAHANA MODHAKA HASTHA, SAMARA KARNA VILAMBITHA SUSTHRA, VAMANA RUPA MAHESWARA PUTRA VIGNA VINAYAKA PADHA NAMASTHE". ON PRAYING GANESHA WITH THIS SLOKA, WE ALL WILL BE BLESSED IN ABUNDANCE AND THE DESIRED WORK WILL HAVE SMOOTH FUNCTIONING, AND COMPLETE ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE PLANNED.
IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, GANESH CHATHURTHI IS CELEBRATED WITH FULL GAIETY AND RELIGIOUS FLAVOR. THE ARDENT DEVOTEES OF GANESHA WILL MAKE DIFFERENT POSTURES OF GANESHA'S IMAGE AND THEY WORSHIP HIM SINCERELY FOR 10 DAYS. THEREAFTER THEY MAKE COLORFUL PAGEANT WHICH IS TAKEN ON PROCESSION AND WILL BE IMMERSED IN THE SEA THAT MARKS THE CONCLUSION OF THE FESTIVAL OF LORD VIGNESWARA. THIS TYPE OF FESTIVAL WAS INAGURATED BY PANDIT BALA GANGADHARA TILAK IN PUNE WHICH IS NOW SPREAD ALL OVER INDIA AND THIS FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED WITH MUCH ENTHUSIASM.
THE SIDDHI VINAYAK TEMPLE AT MUMBAI WHICH NOT ONLY ATTRACTS VERY LARGE CROWD OF MUMBAIKARS BUT ALL MUMBAI TOURISTS VISIT THIS TEMPLE. THE VISITORS TO MUMBAI MAKES IT A POINT TO VISIT THE FAMOUS MAHALAKSHMI TEMPLE AND THE SIDDHI VINAYAK TEMPLE. THE MAHARASHTRA HAS THE UNIQUE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING ALL THE FAMOUS ANCIENT ASHTA VINAYAK TEMPLES IN THE STATE.
ON THE VINAYAKA CHATHURTHI DAY, LET ALL OF US PRAY THE FIRST DEITY LORD VIGNESWARA TO BESTOW THE BLESSINGS ON ALL OF US TO CARRY OUR SCHEDULES WITHOUT HURDLES OR DELAY SO THAT WE ALL CAN REACH THE DESIRED DESTINATION SMOOTHLY IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
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