History of Ganesh Chaturthi
Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, is widely worshipped as the supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
Ganesha Chaturthi (गणेश चतुर्थी) or Ganesha Festival is a day on which Lord Ganesha, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi .
It is celebrated as it is the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadra, starting on the shukla chaturthi .
Typically, the day usually falls between 20 August and 15 September. This festival is observed in the lunar month of bhadra, shukla paksha, chathurthi madhyahana vyapini purvaviddha. If Chaturthi prevails on both days, the first day should be observed. Even if chaturthi prevails for complete duration of madhyahana on the second day, but if it prevails on previous day's madhyahana period even for one ghatika (24 minutes) the previous day should be observed.People send ganesh chaturthi sms, ganesh chaturthi greetings, ganesh chaturthi gift to friends and relatives.
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