Ganesh visarjan 2017: Devotees bid adieu to their beloved Lord Ganesha

Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival being celebrated by the people of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Goa and many more. It is a Hindu festival which reverses Lord Ganesha. It is a 10 day festival and falls in the month of August or September. After keeping the idol of Lord Ganesha in the homes, people immerse the idol and it is a great affair of enjoyment for the people and at the same time, it is a moment of sadness as people have to immerse the idol of Lord Ganesha after keeping it in their homes and worshipping it.

After celebrating the the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, now the people of Tamil Nadu, Maharshtra are now immersing the idol of Lord Ganesha. People play with colors and flowers and dance wholeheartedly.

Ganesh Visarjan being celebrated by the people of Hyderabad. It is an affair of great enjoyment and people dance and play with colors. Moreover people need to be careful as many incidents of stampede take place and people die to. This year also many cases of stampede have been reported in Maharashtra. During the visarjan and procession time, people perform Koli dance which is a traditional dance of the fishermen, at the Lalbaughcha Raja pandal in central Mumbai before the ‘visarjan’ procession began.

Ganesh Visarjan is a moment when people are sad as its the time when people bid adieu to their beloved god.

Ganesh Visarjan taking place in Mumbai where people are immersing the idol of Lord Ganesha. It is a big event for the people who celebrate the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi with complete dedication

Ganesh visarjan 2017: Devotees bid adieu to their beloved Lord Ganesha

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