Rio has midnight of December 31 and people throwing flowers into the sea as an offering to Iemanja, Bombay has Ganesh Chaturthi to honor the son of Shiva and Parvati.
Thousands of miles from the festivities, here’s a sampling of some Ganeshas closer to home.
The many moods of Ganapati:
Snippet from a wedding reception sweets package:
South Indian tapestry:
Ensemble:
Droopy ears:
Shades of silver and grey:
Just chillin’:
First one seen, entering or exiting:
Book spine:
On a leaf:
With Francis and AB:
Guarding the Hobson-Jobson:
When not using a tusk for writing:
Hello, I liked your info about Lord Ganesha, i too tried to do the same at my new post Ganesha Chaturthi Plz review it and let me know
Ganesha chaturthi – legends and prayers : Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as the
birthday of Lord Ganesh on the fourth day (Chaturthi) of the bright fortnight of
Bhadrapada month of Hindu calendar. It is among the most celebrated of the
festivals in India, and perhaps the only one involving general public (others only
involve families and friends and are celebrated privately). It is interesting to note
that the festival was not celebrated until the times of Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar
Tilak, who used it a great means to unite Hindus all over India and educate them the
evils of colonization.
Michael, sounds like a deal!
Here’s a CNN-IBN story on Nana Patekar doing puja:
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/how-bwood-celebrates-ganesh-festival/19890-8.html
BB, so that’s what this is! I got mine in a tiny store off Astor Place years ago.
As a Maharashtran, I’m accustomed to (and have grown to love) the different images of Ganesh. I once owned the finger puppet you also have of him but figure it walked away on its own, out helping others.
One of these years I want to be in Bombay for the event…
take me with you 🙂
Thanks, Kamla, Maya, Michael. I love seeing bits and pieces of other people’s lives in their photos, so I thought it would be a fun exercise.
One of these years I want to be in Bombay for the event…
as kamla wrote: nice pics. thanks for sharing them.
Love it! And I have some of those DVDs too 🙂
Nice pictures. It will be great to see a colorful clay image of Ganesha that people eventually immerse in the water/sea/ocean.
Kamla