One of the most spectacular festivals in India, Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in the honour of Lord Ganesha who is also known as lovable elephant headed God. People across Mumbai celebrate this festival with much grandeur. Lacs of people gather in Mumbai to witness this grand celebration. To ease your Mumbai trip, OyeMyTravel has brought heavy discounts on flight charges. These sorts of discounts can be availed via downloading OyeMyTravel app.
According to Hindu calendar, Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on the fourth day of Bhadrapada month. The celebration continues for the period of 11 days. This entire festival involves the worshipping of Lord Ganesha in temples and pandals all across the city. During these 11 days, whole atmosphere of Mumbai city gets alive with dances, devotional songs, and drum beats.
The celebration ends with Ganesh visarjan, where the idols of Ganesha are immersed in water with urging him to come back again next year. The idols immersion at Chowpatty beach remains a center of attraction among devotes. Huge crowds gather during immersion at Chowpatty beach. The most extravagant celebration takes places in Maharashtra, Talangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The beginning of festival is marked with bringing clay modelled Ganesh idol in the home. Moreover, Ganesha idols are installed in gigantic pandals and temples, which would be his home for next eleven days. Meanwhile, ritual ceremonies take place by the devotees to invoke the lord presence in divine idol. Devotees offer sweets, flowers, rice etc to deity during the ceremony. Every morning and evening many special events take places all over the city. These events are; chanting prayers, singing songs, and traditional dances. The event can be hosted by various communities and remains always open for all. If you also want to be part of Ganesha celebration in Mumbai, then install OyeMyTravel app, where you get heavy discounts on air fares, and hotel bookings.
