Hinduism has hundreds of festivals throughout the year and one of them is the special festival of Ganeshotsva. The festival of Ganeshotsva lasts for a total of 10 days. During this period, Shri Ganeshji is worshipped from house to house, street, place and intersection etc. Bappa idols are installed in large pandals. Ganesha is known by many other names like Ganpati and Bappa as well as Lambodar, Gajanan. Let us know some interesting things related to Bappa.
Some interesting things related to Lord Shri Ganesh:
- Bappa loves red and vermilion.
- Durva must be used during Bappa puja. Bappa is very fond of Durva.
- The mouse is Bappa's vehicle.
- Bappa loves red flowers.
- Bappa loves the fourth date on all dates.
- Swastika is the symbol of Ganesha.
- Ganesha is worshipped first among all the deities. Ganapati Ji received this blessing from his father Lord Shiva.
- In all prasad's, Ganesha loves laddoos the most. Ganesha is considered to be very good to enjoy Modak laddoos.
How and where did Shri Ganesha originate?
There is a belief about the origin of Lord Ganesha. His origin is believed to be of Dodital place, about 23 kilometres from Sangam Chitti in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. This is also mentioned in the Skanda Purana. This is where Mother Parvati used to come for a bath. Once Mother Parvati had made a statue with her Ubtan at the time of bathing and then put her life in it. This is how Shri Ganesha was born. Today, the temple of Mother Parvati is also built at this place.
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