Saturday, September 15, 2018

GOWRI GANESHA FESTIVAL 2018

12-13 September 2018

Gowri Habba is festival dedicated to Goddess Gowri, an incarnation of Godess Parvathi. It's significant festival and is observd  a day before Ganesh Chaturthi.

Goddess Gowri is worshipped on the day of Gowri Habba and women observe Swarna Gowri Vratha to seek blessings of Goddess Gowri for happy married life. It is believed that Goddess Gowri comes home like any other women comes to her parents house. Next day, Lord Ganesha, her son, comes as if to take her to Mount Kailasa.


Ganesh Festival is celebrated across many nations and people of all religions celebrate with great zeal, as he appeals as an unanimously favourite deity.  Ganesha is the Lord Wisdom, the remover of obstacles and carries an amicable grace wih his elephant headed feature.

Ganesha Idol at CoffeeBoard Park
 



Lord Ganesha symbolizes with - huge ears (listen more), small eyes (Concentrate), tiny mouth (Talk less), and big belly (Digest good and bad of a performance equally). Events are organized at all places with music, dance and other entertainemt programs for celebrations.








After the festival, Ganesha Idol is taken to nearby tank or river for immersion. Nearby Rachenahalli tank witnessed large number idols, small, medium, big, for immersion.

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