Ganesh Chaturthi being celebrated across the country

One of the popular festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated across the country with great devotion. The day marks the birth of Lord Ganesha, who is a symbol of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.

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People place clay idols of Lord Ganesha in their home and worship them during the 10-day long festival.

Ganesh Chaturthi is a major attraction in Maharashtra, where people celebrate it with great zeal.

Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, who is a symbol of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.

It is a ten-day festival, starting on the fourth day of Hindu Lunisolar calendar month Bhadrapada, which typically falls in the months of August or September of the Gregorian calendar.

The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals (temporary stages).

The festival ends on the tenth day after start, wherein the idol is immersed in a nearby body of water, thereafter the clay idol dissolves and Ganesha is believed to return to Mount Kailash to Parvati and Shiva.