How many days Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in Mumbai?
A Hindu celebration honouring the birth of the deity Ganesha is called Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi. Ganesh Chaturthi was first celebrated in Pune in the reign of King Shivaji, however, it is uncertain when (or how) that happened (1630–1680, founder of the Maratha Empire). During the month of Bhadrapad in the 18th…
A Hindu celebration honouring the birth of the deity Ganesha is called Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi.
Ganesh Chaturthi was first celebrated in Pune in the reign of King Shivaji, however, it is uncertain when (or how) that happened (1630–1680, founder of the Maratha Empire). During the month of Bhadrapad in the 18th century, the Peshwa, who were Ganesh enthusiasts, began a public Ganesh celebration in Pune, their capital city.
The Ganesh festival was a private family celebration in Maharashtra when the British Raj took over, but Lokmanya Tilak, an Indian independence warrior and social reformer, brought it back to life. Lokmanya Tilak, an Indian independence warrior, promoted it as a way to get over the colonial British government’s 1892 anti-public assembly law, which forbade Hindu assemblies.
How many days Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in Mumbai?
The 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebration, also known as Ganeshotsav, begins on Chaturthi Tithi and finishes on Anantha Chaturdashi.
