Ganesh Chathurthi India

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Ganesha Chathurthi Celebrated

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Source: India Times

 

CHENNAI, INDIA, August 22, 2001: Vinayaka Chathurthi was celebrated

with religious fervor and gaiety in the city today, with special

pujas and functions being conducted at various temples on the

occasion. Songs and hymns praising the elephant-headed Lord rent the

air from the early hours of the morning. In colonies and apartment

complexes, residents performed puja.

 

Hundreds of idols of Lord Vinayaka were put up in various parts of

the city. Among them is one in T Nagar, which is made up of 10,008

coconuts, 450 tender coconuts and 150 copra. The city police have

banned taking out these idols in a procession for the usual immersion

in the sea, citing the outbreak of violence during one such

procession in 1992, when the procession passed through a street where

a mosque was located. Elsewhere in the state also, the festival was

celebrated with traditional fervor.

 

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Ganesha's Birthday Brings Prosperity for Modaka and Murthi Makers

 

Source: Afternoon Dispatch

 

MUMBAI, INDIA, August 23, 2001:

 

Celebrating Ganesha's birthday with pomp and gaiety has always meant

prosperity for merchants in the city. While this still holds true for

those shopkeepers selling puja accessories such as flowers, incense

sticks, coconuts, fruits, Ganesha murthis, and the ever popular

modaka (a round sweet made from rice, coconut, and sugar), other

merchants are suffering. Traditionally, Ganesha's auspicious days

marked a time when families also purchased gold jewelry, saris and

new clothes for the children. However in the last eight years, these

sales have declined. The owner of J.D. Jewelers is quoted as

saying, "For some years now people have stopped buying anything more

than a small ring for Ganapati."

 

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