indian freedom fighter lokmanya tilak was the indian leader who popularized the celebration of ganesh chaturthi.
which indian leader popularized the celebration of ganesh chaturthi?
indian freedom fighter lokmanya tilak
according to others such as kaur, the festival became a public event later, in 1892 when bhausaheb laxman javale ( also known as bhau rangari), installed the first "sarvajanik" (public) ganesha idol in pune. in 1893, the indian freedom fighter lokmanya tilak praised the celebration of "sarvajanik ganesha utsav" in his newspaper, "kesari", and dedicated his efforts to launch the annual domestic festival into a large, well-organised public event. tilak recognized ganesha's appeal as "the god for everybody", and according to robert brown, he chose ganesha as the god that bridged "the gap between brahmins and non-brahmins", thereby building a grassroots unity across them to oppose british colonial rule.
ganesh chaturthi
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