In a small cage. I knew at once that I wanted to keep him

GANESH CHATURTHI FESTIVAL ESSAY 5 (300 WORDS) 
Ganesh Chaturthi is a most popular festival in India. It is celebrated every year with great 
enthusiasm by the people of Hindu religion. Children love too much to the Lord Ganesha 
and worship him to get blessings of wisdom and prosperity. People start preparation of the 
puja a month or week before the exact date of the festival. During this festive season, 
market become in a full swing. Everywhere shops are decorated with the attractive idols of 
Ganesha and electric lightings in order to increase sales of the idol to public. 
Devotees bring Lord Ganesha to their home and perform idol installation with full devotion. 
It is believed in the Hindu religion that when Ganesha come to home brings lots of wisdom, 
prosperity and happiness to the home however when go back after 10 days take away all 
the problems and obstacles with him. Lord Ganesha loves children too much and called as 
friend Ganesha by them. Group of people prepare pandal to worship Ganesha. They 
decorate pandal with flowers and lightings to make attractive. Many people from the nearby 
areas come daily to the pandal to offer prayer and offerings to the God. They offer many 
things and especially Modak as He loves it too much. 

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It is celebrated in the month of August or September for 10 days. Ganesh Chaturthi puja 
involves two important processes; one is idol installation and second is idol immersion (also 
called as Ganesh Visarjan). There is a ritual in Hindu religion to perform Pranapratishhtha 
Pooja (to call the God for His holy presence into the idol) and Shhodashopachara (perform 
worship using sixteen ways to honour the God). There is a ritual of offering of Durva grass 
and Modak, jaggery, coconut, red flowers, red chandan and camphor while worshiping for 
ten days. A huge crowd of people involve happily in the Ganesha Visarjan on the end of 
puja.