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| The statue of Ganesh that I bought and I have not thrown in the water |
This year the Ganesh Chaturthi (or Vinayaka Chaturthi) is on the 1st of September. This is the festival for the birthday of Ganesh, the elephant-headed god, son of Shiva and Parvati.
Ganesh, I mentioned here and here, is particularly revered throughout India, as a benevolent God who can solve problems and overcome all difficulties.
During the celebrations, all kinds of festivals and religious rites are taking place in Indiaand in Mumbai in particular.
Ganesh, I mentioned here and here, is particularly revered throughout India, as a benevolent God who can solve problems and overcome all difficulties.
During the celebrations, all kinds of festivals and religious rites are taking place in Indiaand in Mumbai in particular.
At the end, many statues of Ganesh are carried in processions. They are small statues or towering statues that typically exceed ten meters, made of plaster or clay and richly decorated, which - after the procession - are thrown into rivers or - as in the case of Mumbai - the sea, where they dissolve.
The first time I attended this festival, I found impossible that those beautiful statues were intended to destroy and which I bought (small), I didn't threw into the sea, but I still have it.
The first time I attended this festival, I found impossible that those beautiful statues were intended to destroy and which I bought (small), I didn't threw into the sea, but I still have it.
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