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GANESH CHATURTHI FESTIVAL ESSAY 3 (200 WORDS) 
Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most celebrated festivals in India. People wait for this 
festival eagerly. It is celebrated in various states of the country however in Maharashtra, it 
is celebrated especially. It is a most important festival of Hindus which devotees celebrate 
every year with great preparations and enthusiasm. According to the Hindu Mythology, 
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated annually on the birthday of the Lord Ganesha. Lord 
Ganesha is known as Vighana Harta means remover of all obstacles for devotees and 
Vighana Karta means creator of problems for devil. 
Ganesh Chaturthi is a 11 days long Hindu festival which starts on the Chaturthi with 
statue installation in the home or temple and ends on Anant Chaturdashi with Ganesha 
Visarjan. Devotees of Lord Ganesha offer prayer, offerings (especially Modak), sing 
devotional songs, recite mantra, do aarti and seek his blessings of wisdom and prosperity. 

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It is celebrated separately by the families or group of people in the Pandals or temples or 
community. Ganesh Visarjan (means idol immersion into water) is a special and most 
important part of the puja. It is performed according to the Muhurat of the Ganesha 
Visarjan. Children of the houses actively involve in this puja and get blessings. 
GANESH CHATURTHI FESTIVAL ESSAY 4 (250 WORDS) 
Ganesha Chaturthi is a Hindu festival falls every year in the month of August or 
September. Ganesha Chaturthi is a day when God Ganesha was born. From then, people of 
Hindu religion started celebrating birthday of the Ganesha as Ganesha Chaturthi festival 
annually. God Ganesha is a most favourite God of everyone especially children. He is a God 
of knowledge and wealth and called by the children as friend Ganesha. He is lovely son of 
father Shiva and mata Parvati. Once the head of God Ganesha was cut by the Lord Shiva 
and again added using the head of elephant. In this way he got his life back which is 
celebrated as festival of Ganesha Chaturthi. 
People bring an idol of Ganesha to home very happily and perform puja for ten days with 
full devotion and faith. They perform Visarjan at the end of puja on 11th day means on 
Anant Chaturdashi to see off the Ganesha this year and come again next year. People pray 
to God for getting blessing of knowledge and wealth. This festival is also known as the 
Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi (in Sanskrit). 
This festival is observed in the Hindi month of Bhadrapada in the shukla paksha 
chathurthi (4th day of waxing moon period). It is considered that, first time the fast of 
Ganesha was kept by the Moon as he was cursed by the Ganesha for his misbehaviour. 
After the puja of Ganesha, Moon was blessed by the knowledge and beautifulness. God 
Ganesha is the supreme god of Hindus Who blesses his devotees with wisdom, prosperity 
and good fortune. Ganesha Chaturthi festival ends on Anant Chaturdashi after the idol 
Visarjan. Lord Vinayaka is the preserver of all good things and remover of all obstructions.