Ganesha pics from Glasgow to Yavatmal

Dimple Pahwa, from Mumbai, India, sends a picture of the Ganeshji who blessed her home with his presence 

Mahesh Kachwal Sharma lives in Chira Bazar, Mumbai. Here is his photograph of Lord Ganesh.

 

Dilip Thakkar from Kandivali offers his photo. He says: 'The lord of happiness and wealth, Ganeshji comes to our house to reside with us and shower his blessings on Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesh prateek hai subh ka, labh ka, safalta aur
samadhan ka , sukh aur samrudhhi ka... Ganeshji ki subh kamna ke sath, I wish you a happy Ganeshotsav. Ganpati bappa morraya."

He further says that Ganesh stands for:  G - Get, A - Always,  N - New, E - Energy, S - Spirit and H - Happiness...

Nalini Kudalkar J sends a pic of Ganesha taken by her boss before immersion August 29 at Mira Road, Mumbai.

This comes from Pankaj Prakash Bhagwat, Motinagar, Pusad City, Yavatmal District in Maharashtra. He says: "This year my Ganapati decoration theme is a nature lake with a water fountain containing lotus. Our family loves to celebrate this festival because Ganesha is our kuldaivat, clan's deity. So at Ganesh festival we come together as a joint family here in Pusad and celebrate the festival 10 days."

Lord Ganesha comes visiting to Pinehurst Street in Penacook, New Hampshire, USA. "This Ganesha is very close to our heart," say Sai and Sachin.

 

Vimal Raval, from Nadiad, Gujarat, sends a pic of the Sarvajanik Ganesh Mohatsav at Pijbhagol, Nadiad.

Says Suvay Mohanty: "Here is a photo of the Ganesh puja 2009 held at my flat in Glasgow, United Kingdom. It was only because of Ganapati's grace that I could arrange this puja, all alone, miles away from my motherland.

JBS Kumar offers a pic of Ganpathi at a temple in Dubai, UAE.

Ashish Ganjkhane has sent a pic of the Ganpati Bappa in his home in Baroda, Gujarat. He says: "One of the unique things about my/our Ganpati is that he is wearing a paghdhi and blesses everyone who visits our home." 

Here is a Ganesha from Umanagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad. The photograph has been sent by Sanghamitra Malik.

Here is her special tale: "I am writing to you from Pinnacle Towers Owners' Association, an apartment building situated in Umanagar, Begumpet.We started Vinayak Chaturthi celebrations in 2002. And 2009 was our eighth year.

"Since 2007, we have introduced an eco-friendly clay Ganesha made by artisans from Bengal -- Sukumar Pal and Nemai Das. They resemble the human anatomy and are built over a frame of bamboo and straw, with the final layers of clay applied in stages. The clay ultimately represents human flesh. The structure is then dried and a final coating of clay is given to fill up cracks and fine tune the features. On completing the clay structure, the figure is painted with natural colours. The eyes are then painted and other detailing is done. The hair, made of jute, is glued and then hel is dressed and ornamented. Our Ganesha is less than three feet in height.

"All residents and their family members, irrespective of caste, community and religion, take active part in the five days celebrations. Ladies contribute prasadh on a daily basis. Some monetary contributions are made by residents to tide over the basic expenditures.Children take part in short cultural programmes every evening after the puja is over. Residents make it a point to attend, despite leading today's fast and busy lives. Prasadh is taken together. The immediate neighbours, as well as some others, staying closeby, are invited to attend. Our security staff and other helping hands also enjoy the celebrations along with us.

From Bhusawal, Maharashtra comes a Ganesha pics. Courtesy reader Bhavesh Tank,

Raja Sekhar sends a pic of Ganesh Maharaj as Yamadharmaraja at the Vinayaka Chaviti Festival at Madanapalle, Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh.

Sarang Karmalkar sends a pic from Gurgaon, Haryana.

He says: "I am in Gurgaon on a business trip. I was very surprised to see Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Gurgaon.
Usually only Maharashtra has celebrations on a massive scale, but Gurgaon's Maharashtrian community also celeberate this festival. This is a Ganeshji's murti from Gurgaon!

Vittal Pai from Bangalore says: "This is my home Ganesha. We celebrate Ganesha festival very systematically every year." He sends his pic.

Say Bhartiben and Arunkumar Vaidya: "We have been welcoming the Great GOD Ganesha at our home for the last 26 years. Even last year, Rediff.com published our photos.

"We live at Jay Bhavani Society, Near Malav Talav, Jivraj Park, Ahmedabad. We had the Lord's presence for five days and then did visarjan on August 27. This year's our Ganesha decoration theme was a village and his vahana (vehicle) was a lotus.

Here is a photograph of the Ganesha at the World of Titan, Dwarakanagar in Visakhapatnam

Says the team: "This is the first time we have celebrated the puja together at the store. The complete setup of the murthy was done enthusiastically by our team. irrespective of their religion. That's why it's special."