Ganeshotsav - Ganpati of Prime honour

Posted by Veerendra (Pune, India) on 24 September 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

Prime honor - There are so many mandals in pune those are celebrating Ganeshotsav publicly .. but there are five main mandals which have history behind it and having prime honor. I will post them one by one as i get the pictures.

This is Kasba Ganpati. This is the first Ganpati of Prime honor in Pune. For celebration of
"visarjan"-" This immersion ceremony symbolises the form (physical existence) returning to the Formless (spiritual existence). Its purpose is to teach that all forms of God, including human beings, have both their beginning and end in the one Formless Absolute. In this light, the worship of God’s form actually serves as a bridge, helping us to reach that state of Infinite Awareness. Just as Ganesha today merged with Mother river, so too is our consciousness destined to merge into the Ocean of Supreme Consciousness."

{ which is on tomorrow} There will be grand parade of all ganapati mandals on roads showing all kinds of decorations. In that parade this ganapati will be in first place .

Since 1894, mandal is being in the first place in the procession. The Kasba Ganpati Utsav is celebrated without use of 'Gulal'. Shivaji Maharaja's mother Jijabai had put up the statue of Ganesh. On her behalf Dadoji Kondadev had put on a tent in front of the statue of Ganesh.

So this is the glory of our God of the city.
kasaba ganapati

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