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Temperatures will remain in lower 30’s giving another reason for the people of the state to rejoice the visarjan celebration. Districts such as Pune, Parbhani, Kolhapur, Sangli, and Nashik are dry and sunny and same is likely to continue throughout the day. However, this year, rain gods seem to show some kindness and are no more showering upon parts of the state giving the visarjan ceremony a good start.Īs per Skymet Weather, the weather conditions across different parts of the state is almost dry. The festival is celebrated to mark the birth of Ganesha, the Hindu God of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. Almost every year, most parts of the state observe rain on the final day of the 10-Day long festival. A giant idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is immersed in Hussain Sagar Lake on the final day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Sept.
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In fact, to add on to the excitement, the weather is also making major contributions. Ganesh Chaturthi in 2017 is on August 25, Friday. Know how the devotees of Ganesha celebrate the festival. Festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is most widely celebrated in the state of Maharashtra especially in Mumbai and also the South states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. Similarly, people in Pune are also blanketed under tight security as over lakh of devotees are set to throng immersion Ghats to bid adieu to the Lalbaug Cha Raja, Lord Ganesh.Ĭlick above to see the live lightning and thunderstorm acr oss Maharashtra Ganesh Chaturthi 2017, like every year, be celebrated on fourth day of the waxing moon period in Hindu month Bhadrapada. This year, Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated on August 25, 2017. To safely immerse Ganpati Maharaj, and to avoid chaos on roads, several routes in the city will be closed today. Significance of Ganesh Chaturthi Festival : This year the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations will begin on 25th August 2017 and will go on till 5th September 2017. It was in the year 1893 when Ganesh Utsav from a private domestic event became a public event. The tradition of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi as an extravagant occasion was started by Lokmanya Tilak. The day is celebrated to mark birthday of Lord Ganesh, the son of Shiva & Parvati.
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As the weather is now somewhat sorted and rain water is slowly seeping in, Mumbaikars are both excited and enthusiastic to bid farewell to Lord Ganesh today. Ganesh Chaturthi is the most celebrated festival in Maharashtra.