Ganesh Chathurthy

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Ganesh Chathurthy

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What is Ganesh Chathurty?

• Ganesh Chathurthy also known as Vinayaka
  Chathurthy is one of the important festival that
  is celebrated by the Hindus all over India.
• This day is considered to be the birthday of Lord
  Ganesha the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess
  Parvati.
• Lord Ganesh is also known as Vinayaka because of
  his elephant shaped head.
• Lord Ganesh is the symbol of wisdom, prosperity
  and good fortune.

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Who is Lord ganesh?

• Lord Ganesh is the younger son of Lord Shiva and
  Goddess Parvathi. Lord Ganesh is known by over
  100 plus different names. 108 different names to
  be precise.
• Lord Ganesh is the start of every auspicious
  rituals and holy events as he is considered to be
  the Lord of good fortune and God beginnings.
• The two most common and most dearly referred name
  for Lord Ganesh is Ganapati Bappa and Vinayaka.

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Famous Lord Ganesh birth story

• There are two different versions of Lord Ganeshs
  Birth-
• First- Goddess Paravthi created Lord Ganesh from
  dirt out of her body while having a bath and set
  him to her door as she finished her bath.
• Her husband Lord Shiva who was not at the place
  returns back home and is denied access to enter
  the house by Lord Ganesh as both of them didnt
  know each other.
• Out of anger Lord Shiva serves the head of Lord
  Ganesh after the combat.
• After realising who Lord Ganesh was, Lord Shiva
  promises Goddess Parvathi that Lord Ganesh would
  live asked his devas to go in search of a mans
  head that is facing the north.
• The devas failed in finding a mans head instead
  he found an elephants head facing north and
  thats how Lord Ganesh got his head and life back.

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Famous Lord Ganesh birth story

• Second The second version of the birth of Lord
  Ganesh states that Lord Ganesh was created by
  LordShiva and Goddess Paravthi on the request of
  a Devas.
• Lord Ganesh was created to be the vighnakartaa
  (obstacle-creator) in the path of demonic beings
  and also vighnahartaa (obstacle - averter) so as
  to help the Devas.

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When is Ganesh Charthurthy celebrated?

• Every year Ganesh Chathurthy is celebrated on
  Shukla Chathurthy according to the Hindhu month.
• In the English calendar this festival mostly
  falls between the month of August and September.
• This year Ganesh Chathurthy is celebrated on the
  13th September 2018.

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