Ganesh Chaturthi is a ten-day festival of Hindus, which is celebrated to honor and respect Lord Ganesha's birthday. He is the younger son of Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati. Ganesh Chaturthi is the 10 days long festival falls or begin on the every Chaturthi of Sukla Paksha of Bhadra month every year.
Lord Ganesha is known by 108 different names and is the Lord of arts and sciences and the Devta of wisdom and knowledge. He is respected at the start of rituals and ceremonies as he's considered the God of beginnings. He's widely and dearly referred to as Ganapati or Vinayaka.
There are two different versions about birth of God Ganesha. One in which Mata Parvati created Ganesha out of dirt off her body while having a bath and set him to guard her door, while she was bathing. Lord Shiva who was out of Kailash, suddenly returned and he did not recognize Ganesh Ji and Lord Ganesha also didn't know of him.
So, Lord Ganesh Ji stopped him from entering. But Lord Shiva tried to convince him but Ganesha Ji did not agree with Lord Shiva. At this, Lord Shiva cut off the head of Ganesha Ji with his Trishul after a long combat between him and his Sena.
Mata Parvati,who was bathing, suddenly came out and when she was known the whole incident, she was enraged at Lord Shiva. However, Lord Shiva promised her consort that her son god Ganesha will be lived again. Finally, an elephant head was cut off by Lord Brahma Ji and it was jointed by Lord Shiva to the body of Ganesh Ji. and brought him back to life. This brought the life to the dead God Ganesha Ji. That elephant was a Brahmin in his past birth and he had prayed to Lord for gaining wisdom and knowledge.
The other legend has it that God Ganesha was created by Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati on request of the Gods. Ganesh Ji is considered as ‘Vighna -Hartaa’ in context of Demons problems creating problems. Ganesh Ji will be prove as the Vigna Hartha in the path of Rakshasas.
So, the Ganesh Chaturthi is the beginning of this festival which runs between Chaturthi to 10 days festival. This Festival is also called as Vinayaka Chaturthi.
Lord Ganesha is known by 108 different names and is the Lord of arts and sciences and the Devta of wisdom and knowledge. He is respected at the start of rituals and ceremonies as he's considered the God of beginnings. He's widely and dearly referred to as Ganapati or Vinayaka.
There are two different versions about birth of God Ganesha. One in which Mata Parvati created Ganesha out of dirt off her body while having a bath and set him to guard her door, while she was bathing. Lord Shiva who was out of Kailash, suddenly returned and he did not recognize Ganesh Ji and Lord Ganesha also didn't know of him.
So, Lord Ganesh Ji stopped him from entering. But Lord Shiva tried to convince him but Ganesha Ji did not agree with Lord Shiva. At this, Lord Shiva cut off the head of Ganesha Ji with his Trishul after a long combat between him and his Sena.
Mata Parvati,who was bathing, suddenly came out and when she was known the whole incident, she was enraged at Lord Shiva. However, Lord Shiva promised her consort that her son god Ganesha will be lived again. Finally, an elephant head was cut off by Lord Brahma Ji and it was jointed by Lord Shiva to the body of Ganesh Ji. and brought him back to life. This brought the life to the dead God Ganesha Ji. That elephant was a Brahmin in his past birth and he had prayed to Lord for gaining wisdom and knowledge.
The other legend has it that God Ganesha was created by Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati on request of the Gods. Ganesh Ji is considered as ‘Vighna -Hartaa’ in context of Demons problems creating problems. Ganesh Ji will be prove as the Vigna Hartha in the path of Rakshasas.
So, the Ganesh Chaturthi is the beginning of this festival which runs between Chaturthi to 10 days festival. This Festival is also called as Vinayaka Chaturthi.
