Thursday 28 August 2014

Preparation for Ganesh chaturthi

 
         'Ganesh chaturthi' is a Hindu festival celebrated in honor of the god Ganesha.Ganesha is considered to be the god of beginnings and wisdom and also the remover of obstacles.It is one of the Hindu festival which is celebrated with happiness,enthusiasm and mainly with preparation of variety of dishes and sweets.
           Ganesh chaturthi involves installing Ganesha idols or statues in colourfully decorated homes and also in specially erected temporary structures(pandals) in every locality.It definitely needs a humongous preparation on the eve of the festival to ensure that everything goes on amazingly on the day of the festival.
              We friends have been celebrating Ganesh chaturthi from past two years by installing Ganesha idol in decorated pandals near my home.And this year being the third year and tomorrow being the festival,there was a lot of preparation to be done.Firstly,we had to collect monetary contributions from the people in our locality.Luckily,we got some amazing and generous people who helped us by giving large monetary contributions.We also had to order for the pandals,speakers,focus light.I would like to thank my friend Akash who helped us by giving speakers and focus light by their own shop.We had ordered for pandals two days back and it finally got installed in the right place today.
               A very generous friend of ours helped us by contributing the entire money required for the Ganesha idol.So,the important work which was pending was to clean up the area where the idol will be installed and make suitable platform for installation of the idol.So it was time for us to put our heart and soul and keep everything ready for tomorrow.
            As soon as we all finished our dinner,we got on to the field and started working.We being a 'team' was definitely a plus point.We had to do various works like cleaning the floor and then putting on the carpet,making suitable platform for placing the idol and checking the lights.The idol of God Ganesha will be placed tomorrow morning followed by a profound Pooja.Pooja is a prayer ritual performed by Hindus to host,honour and worship one or more deities.
            Finally,we finished all the works and the place is completely ready which will become COMPLETE after placing the idol of Ganesha.It was a wonderful feeling as we all worked so late in the night without any cribbing or unwillingness.We did it with happiness and enthusiasm.This is making me feel wonderful.
          I am also feeling happy and grateful that even after doing all this,i sat down to write my today's blogpost and completed it as well.I wish a happy festival to all Hindus and everyone celebrating 'Ganesh chaturthi.'May god remove all the obstacles in your life and bestow his graces and favours upon you.
Thank you for reading.
Vishwesh wali from India.

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