Bidding Adieu to Lord Ganesha!

Hi Friends!
Ganesh Utsav which was started or rather reorganized by shri Bal Gangadhar Tilak as a reason for people to come together and have celebrations in Pune, Maharashtra(India), has become gigantic now-a-days. There’s a different kinda aroma in the air. When Ganapati festival is going on, you can feel energy, enthusiasm and totally different powerful vibes in the atmosphere. He stays with us till Anant chaturdashi, which is the day of immersion.
I remember, when I was quite young, in grade one or so, my mother’s club would organize this festival with a great fervor. We all would participate in many competitions, ranging from a Rangoli competition to salad decoration, debates, dance, plays, athletics, one act play and many more. There used to be a magic show and on the last day Satyanarayan Puja and prize distribution followed by Ganesha’s immersion. After immersion we used to come back to the venue to clean the place. I noticed everybody would be quiet, busy doing his/her part of duty assigned by the elders. Nobody would actually talk to anybody except for the work n all. We used to feel gloomy and left alone; we used to feel as if there is vacuum everywhere. During immersion also, when we would perform the last Aarti, we would have wet eyes. All ladies would wipe their noses, have red eyes and still make a false show by giving a smile as if everything is just all right.
I noticed the same in my daughters also. When our society Ganapati was going for immersion, they were crying. I said, why do you feel so sad? He’s not leaving you all alone; he resides in our hearts forever. He loves us and that’s why he comes to stay with us for ten days. But yes friends, you really feel sad when you bid adieu to a god who’s very cute, sweet and full of wit and intelligence. He’s very powerful, takes away all your blues. Today Mumbai is very calm n quiet. Though everybody’s doing what they ought to; there is silence everywhere and everybody’s looking in deep thoughts as if they’ve lost something precious.
With wet eyes n heavy hearts we are Bidding Adieu to you, our revered Ganapati Bappa! Please come early next year and give us opportunity to serve you with our love, affection and dedication.
Regs J

 

dear monifa thanks for your feedback.I too got the same mail forward some 5 years ago showing such a pitiable sight of lord ganesha.I don't know what to say for this but ya i know one thing for sure that nobody would love to do this deliberately.if you saw yesterday's immersion pictures on TV, even you would have noticed that there were more than 85000 ganesha idols from households only.That too on the last day of immersion.and then there are different ganesh mandals all over mumbai.It's not about feeling good or bad, actually ganapati is worshiped in each and every marathi household and why only marathi, i know a few muslim and christian families too who bring ganapati every year and call a pujari to do the proper rituals.
i feel because idols are immersed in sea and especially the number of idols is so high that with high tide, the undissolved parts must be coming out on shores.That's a known fact that whatever you throw in the sea, comes out.So that might be the reason.though i also feel bad about it but i feel there are a few things which can't be tackled the logical way.We must use eco-friendly idols which would dissolve in the sea water.
regs-anu

 

Thanks dear ice for your feedback.It surely feels bad to see such a bad condition of lord ganesha.but i believe in karma and those people will surely have their share of whatever by doing such karma.i really pity them.regs-anu

 

thanks mithila mam for such a touchy feedback! first tell me how are you?how's your health?i am sure you are taking a very good care of your health.
Ganapati is a god, anybody would just fall in love with.My mom used to tell me stories of ganapati and we all used to enjoy them.We used to plan our dances, plays n all, two-two months in advance for ganesh utsav.he fulfills all our wishes.Actually you don't even need to tell him, he understands all.ya, celebrating ganapati in mumbai is quite an experience in itself.loved your thoughts.my regs to your daughter n love to children.may lord ganesha keep every one happy.regs-anu

 

thanks dear sai for your loving feedback.We are all fine.how about you.please convey my humble regards to appa n love to pavi.cheers-anu