Ganpati Bappa Morya | Punjab Ludhiana Hosiery City, 31 Celebration Ganpati Utsav | Ganesh Chaturthi

The festival celebrates Ganesha as the God of New Beginnings and the Remover of Obstacles as well as the god of wisdom and intelligence and is observed throughout India. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, or Vinayaka Chaviti, or Ganeshotsav is a Hindu festival commemorating the birth of the Hindu god Ganesha. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha’s clay murtis (idols) privately in homes and publicly on elaborate pandals. Observances include chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, such as prayers and vrata (fasting). Offerings and Prasada from the daily prayers, that are distributed from the pandal to the community, include sweets such as modaka as it is believed to be a favorite of Ganesha. The festival ends on the tenth day after its start, when the idol is carried in a public procession with music and group chanting, then immersed in a nearby body of water such as a river or sea, called visarjan on the day of Anant Chaturdashi. In Ludhiana, there are a number of