- Preparations for welcoming Ganpati going on in full swing
- Theme based tableaus made at various places
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal
This year Ganesh Utsav will start on 7 September and will continue till 17 September. Preparations have been made to welcome Lord Ganesha across the country including Bhopal. Grand Ganpati pandals start getting decorated at various places a few days before Ganeshotsava.
Like every year, this year also theme based pandals have been decorated at different places in the capital. Only Ganesha Bhagwan is left to be seated in them. At some places, preparations for the construction of pandals are going on day and night. This year, idols ranging from 3 to 18 feet high are going to be installed.
In most of the pandals, Ganeshji will be seated in the form of a king. For which very grand pandals are being decorated. In Anand Nagar, tableaus are being prepared on the theme of Badrinath Dham and in the form of the newly built Ram temple in Ayodhya at Bittan Market. Ganeshji will be installed in all the pandals across the city amidst the drums and trumpets in the form of a procession. After this, different types of cultural programs are held for 10 days. The construction of pandals for Ganeshotsava is almost over. However, the heavy rains so far this year are posing a big challenge for the organizing committee. All the Ganesh pandals in the city are in the final stages of construction. Lord Ganesha will be installed on all the pandals tomorrow. Before Ganesh Chaturthi, the festive atmosphere has started appearing in the markets these days. These pandals have been built on the main roads of the city, New Market, Platinum Plaza, Jawahar Chowk, Mangalwara, Karond, Kolar. On the other hand, the sale of Ganesha idols, worship items, special decoration items, flowers, sweets, incense sticks, lamps and coconuts has also increased rapidly in the markets. From tomorrow, the Ganesh festival will be seen in full swing across the city. Bappa’s pandals will be decorated in homes and streets and Bappa will be worshipped for 10 days.
Why do we celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi?
According to the belief, Ganesha was born on Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Chaturthi in the afternoon on Monday, Swati Nakshatra and Leo Lagna. Therefore, every year this Chaturthi is called the main Ganesh Chaturthi. Therefore, every year on this day, people install Ganesha idols in their homes and pandals for 10 days. After this, they worship in the morning and evening. These days there is a festive atmosphere in the entire city. These tableaus are set up by various religious, social organizations and youth from colonies and neighborhoods. In these pandals, prasad distribution and jagran are done along with morning and evening aarti. After this, the idols of Ganpati will be immersed in the Upper and Lower lakes of the city.
