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On this delightful occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, here are some wishes for you to send to your loved ones!

By Husain Rizvi

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 | 02:02 PM IST | 6M

Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Hindu festival that reveres Lord Ganesha. It is celebrated in the month of Bhaadrapada which falls in the month of August or September of the Gregorian calendar. It is said that on this day Lord Ganesha was declared superior to all the Gods by his father Lord Shiva. The other Gods also wished him with many boons. The festival celebrates Lord Ganesha as the God of New Beginnings and the Remover of Obstacles as well as the god of wisdom and intelligence and is observed throughout India, especially in the states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh and is usually celebrated privately at home in states such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

People celebrate this festival by installing idols of Ganesha privately in homes, or publicly on temporary stages. Observations include chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts such as Ganapati Upanishad, prayers and fasting. Offerings and prasadam from the daily prayers, that is distributed from the pandal to the community, include sweets such as modak believed to be a favourite of the elephant-headed God. The festival ends on the tenth day after the start. On the final day, the idol is carried in a public procession with music and group chanting, then immersed in a nearby body of water such as a river or ocean. In Mumbai alone, around 150,000 statues are immersed annually. After the clay idol dissolves, Lord Ganesha is believed to return to Mount Kailash to Parvati and Shiva.

On this delightful occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, here are some images in Bengali for you to send to your loved ones!

We wish you a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi!