Festival Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the very important Hindu festivals in Mumbai – Indians celebrate the birth of the elephant-headed god Ganesha – a symbol of talent. happiness and success.
The Ganesh Chaturthi festival is one of the most important Hindu festivals in India and is celebrated in August or August. September with many interesting programs such as traditional dances, music performances and poetry recitations. The festival usually lasts about 10 days, during which devotees make clay or metal statues of various sizes worship in houses or shops for 10 days. On the 10th day, these believers process idols on the streets and rivers.
Before the festival begins, people build platforms in the streets and place statues of Ganesha there. On holidays, people also advise believers not to look at the moon because doing so is not behaving appropriately towards God, if not insulting him.
Music and dance are inseparable elements from Indian festivals; and both were used to the fullest on this occasion. Children attending the festival often hold and hold up Ganesh idols and whisper into the idol’s ears to make wishes.
During the festival, Ganesha statues are placed on platforms for ten consecutive days for people to worship. Thousands of Hindu believers gathered along the streets where the idol passed. They pray for good things with the belief that Ganesha will make their dreams come true. On the 11th day, the statue is placed on a cart and taken around the streets and then dipped into a river, lake, or sea.
In the past, Ganesha statues were often made of clay that can dissolve quickly in water. However, in recent years, people have been using gypsum resin, so the water environment has been heavily affected by toxic substances and paint. Marine life is at risk of being destroyed, so the city government has created many artificial lakes to minimize these negative impacts.
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