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GANESH CHATURTHI |
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This festival lasts
for two days with some, five or seven days with others, and with the rest ends on the
tenth day. On the last day
people carry all Ganesa idols in a long procession, dancing and singing. There is a shout
all around: " Ganapati bappa Moraya. Pudhchyawarshi laukarya." It means:
"Oh, Ganapati Moraya, come soon
next year." People immerse these idols in the sea, river or lake.
MEANINGS
Modaka - Sweet-cake.
Bhajans - Singing God’s name in-groups.
Procession - People moving together slowly.
Immerse - Put into water. |
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