ramji mahadev biwalkar revived the ganesh chaturthi festival in maharashtra.
who revived the ganesh chaturthi festival in maharashtra?
ramji mahadev biwalkar
bullet::::- ganeshotsav: this 11-day festival starts on ganesh chaturthi on the fourth day of bhadrapada in honour of ganesha, the god of wisdom. hindu households install in their house, ganesha idols made out of clay called "shadu" and painted in watercolours. early in the morning on this day, the clay idols of ganesha are brought home while chanting "ganpati bappa morya" and installed on decorated platforms. the idol is worshiped in the morning and evening with offerings of flowers, durva(strands of young grass), karanji and modaks. the worship ends with the singing of an "aarti" in honour of ganesha, other gods and saints. the worship includes singing the "aarti" 'sukhakarta dukhaharta', composed by the 17th century saint, samarth ramdas . family traditions differ about when to end the celebration. domestic celebrations end after , 3, 5, 7 or 11 days. at that time the idol is ceremoniously brought to a body of water (such as a lake, river or the sea) for immersion. in maharashtra, ganeshotsav also incorporates other festivals, namely hartalika and the gauri festival, the former is observed with a fast by women on the day before ganesh chaturthi, while the latter by the installation of idols of gauris. in 1894, nationalist leader lokmanya tilak turned this festival into a public event as a means of uniting people toward the common goal of campaigning against british colonial rule. the public festival lasts for 11 days with various cultural programmes including music concerts, orchestra, plays, and skits. some social activities are also undertaken during this period like blood donation, scholarships for the needy, or donations to people suffering from any kind of natural calamity. due to environmental concerns, a number of families now avoid bodies of water, and let the clay statue disintegrate in a barrel of water at home. after a few days, the clay is spread in the home garden. in some cities, a public, eco-friendly process is used for the immersion.
marathi people
ganesh jayanti (literally "ganesha's birthday"), also known as magha shukla chaturthi, tilkund chaturthi, and varad chaturthi, is a hindu festival. this occasion celebrates the birth day of ganesha, the lord of wisdom. it is a popular festival particularly in the indian state of maharashtra and it is also celebrated in goa held during the shukla paksha chaturthi day (fourth day of the bright fortnight or the waxing moon) in the month of maagha as per almanac, which corresponds to the gregorian calendar month of january/february. in 2019, shri ganesh jayanti falls on 8th february (friday). the distinction between the ganesh jayanti and the more popular, almost pan-indian ganesh chaturthi festival is that the latter festival is observed in the month of august/september (bhadrapada hindu month). according to one tradition, ganesh chaturthi is also considered as the birthday of ganesha. this festival of ganesha is also called as the tilo chauth or sakat chauthis in uttar pradesh, where ganesha is invoked on behalf of the son of a family. it is also called as tilkund chaturthi in maharashtra.
ganesh jayanti