Last week, Amit and I, went to the temple as usual on Tuesday evening. We did our normal prayers without realizing that the same day was the day of Ganesha Visarjan. Although the Marathi community had already celebrated Ganesha Visarjan two days back, i.e. on Sunday, but still couple of UCF (University of Central Florida) students had brought their own stapit Ganesha idol to perform the visarjan ceremony. I consider ourselves lucky that we got an opportunity to participate in this great ritual.
Back in Pune (India), I realized the importance of Ganesha Chaturthi and how significantly it is celebrated in parts of Maharashtra. I was astonished to see how Ganesh ji is carved by creative sculptures & try their hands to make them come to life. It's one festival I was unaware of its popularity until I went to Pune and felt the festivity myself. It's amazing and hard to express in words...
Ganesha, is know for generating work, adding meaning to people's life and giving them hope for future. People during the Ganesha Chaturthi pray the lord for hope to return soon next year. 'Ganpati Bappa Moriya Pudhchya Varshi Lavkarya'
