The 11 day festivities of Ganpati kickstarts the cycle of festivals we all look forward to each year.
Today was the last day of Ganpati. Like every year, we had Ganpati at our place this year too. And, the best thing about Ganpati, well, a lot of people visit your place for the puja for all 11 days.
We had a loads of people coming over too Some friends I got to meet after a year!! Thanks to Ganpati!!!!
The visarjan is one of the brightest things about Ganpati, there is color, there is music and there is some amazing bonding among the people - whether or not they know you. On a Ganpati visarjan you will typically find the roads closed (almost), lots of traffic, lots of LOUD music playing along the road. People are dancing, and having a time of their life. Talking of my visarjan experience today, we left for the visarjan at around 6:15 p.m. The drive till the river was quite smooth. On the was you could see, a full line of Ganpati idols one after another with band-baja !!! The visarjan, if I remember correctly has been going on since the last 5 hours now and is expected to extend till midnight tonight. It started raining heavily the minute we stepped out of the car to walk towards the river.Mom and dad were trying to keep the Ganpati idol away from the water, while I wondered, "why are we protecting the God from the rains...??? It's the most natural thing, and they would never mind it..." Well, the puja and visarjan after that went off smooth. The area in and around in the river, was under strict security, with not only the policemen on job but a lot of volunteers too. Its great to see the enthusiasm of the people trying to keep the crowd in control, streamlining the entry and exit points, and keeping people happy too. And well, its good to see the common man responding to it in a good matured manner and cooperating with the authorities.
What amazed me was the way Indian political parties don't leave a single opportunity in making their mark. There were 2 small pandals set up by the 2 political parties. And the respective members came down to greet every single Ganpati idol that passed the way, with flowers and loud calls of "Ganpati Bappa Mourya". There was also a bank trying to capitalize on the audience with a stall and loudspeakers !!!!
Well, Ganpati Bappa has a rom for everyone I believe. So looking forward to Ganpati next year around as well. Till then,
Ganpati Bappa Mourya!!!
Pudhchya varshi lawkar yaa!!!
Today was the last day of Ganpati. Like every year, we had Ganpati at our place this year too. And, the best thing about Ganpati, well, a lot of people visit your place for the puja for all 11 days.
We had a loads of people coming over too Some friends I got to meet after a year!! Thanks to Ganpati!!!!
The visarjan is one of the brightest things about Ganpati, there is color, there is music and there is some amazing bonding among the people - whether or not they know you. On a Ganpati visarjan you will typically find the roads closed (almost), lots of traffic, lots of LOUD music playing along the road. People are dancing, and having a time of their life. Talking of my visarjan experience today, we left for the visarjan at around 6:15 p.m. The drive till the river was quite smooth. On the was you could see, a full line of Ganpati idols one after another with band-baja !!! The visarjan, if I remember correctly has been going on since the last 5 hours now and is expected to extend till midnight tonight. It started raining heavily the minute we stepped out of the car to walk towards the river.Mom and dad were trying to keep the Ganpati idol away from the water, while I wondered, "why are we protecting the God from the rains...??? It's the most natural thing, and they would never mind it..." Well, the puja and visarjan after that went off smooth. The area in and around in the river, was under strict security, with not only the policemen on job but a lot of volunteers too. Its great to see the enthusiasm of the people trying to keep the crowd in control, streamlining the entry and exit points, and keeping people happy too. And well, its good to see the common man responding to it in a good matured manner and cooperating with the authorities.
What amazed me was the way Indian political parties don't leave a single opportunity in making their mark. There were 2 small pandals set up by the 2 political parties. And the respective members came down to greet every single Ganpati idol that passed the way, with flowers and loud calls of "Ganpati Bappa Mourya". There was also a bank trying to capitalize on the audience with a stall and loudspeakers !!!!
Well, Ganpati Bappa has a rom for everyone I believe. So looking forward to Ganpati next year around as well. Till then,
Ganpati Bappa Mourya!!!
Pudhchya varshi lawkar yaa!!!
5 comments:
Nice post there.I never got to witness visarjan as such though have participated in the jam caused due to huge rallies.:-)One thing is for sure.Mumbai simply is unbeatable when it comes to rigor.Be it religious or professional.In any case,Ganpati Bappa Morya...:-)
Yeh.. virasgan is a spectacle to watch... and load of marketing oppurtunities for every1 including politians...
btw... i personally never experinced.. so.. if possible .. looking forward to witness the event next year... and hopefully.. with who else.... YOU!!!
Ganpati is the coolest of them all.
No doubt about that.
Kya hua bhai...No post for such long time...ABhi to Diwali aane ko hai...
yeah really... looks like it takes months to come up with new idea to put on a blog eh?
but hey.... really want to thank you for being the first one to post a comment on my new blog :)
thats really nice of you!!!
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