Festival - Month of September
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Festival - Month of September
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in honour of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god who is as worshipped the remover of obstacles. The birth anniversary of Lord Ganesh. It's celebrated widely, but with particular enthusiasm in Maharashtra. Shrines are erected, firecrackers let off, huge images of Ganesha are carried in procession these images are immersed in the sea or rivers with thousands of worshippers dancing and singing after them and everyone tries to avoid looking at the moon.
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Gangaur
Gangaur March Chiefly celebrated in Rajasthan it marks the quest for marital happiness among women who pray to Parvati. On this day they carry idols of Shiva & Parvati through the streets while marching in gay processions.
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Navaratri
Navaratri, the Festival of Nine Nights, is celebrated in honour of the goddesses Durga, Laksmi, and Saraswati. This occasion commemorates the homecoming of the Goddess Durga. Her return home is marked by the immersion of her idols in running water.
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Onam
Onam Celebrated in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu. It is celebrated in september with flower decoration, motifs etc. snakeboat races add a mark to southern festivity.
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