Ganesh Jayanti
ganesh jayanti literally ganesha birthday also known bhadra shukla chaturthi tilkund chaturthi varad chaturthi hindu festival occasion celebrates birth day ganesha lord wisdom popular festival particularly indian state maharashtra also celebrated goa held shukla paksha chaturthi day fourth day bright fortnight waxing moon month bhadra per hindu calendar corresponds gregorian calendar month januaryfebruary ganesh jayanti fall february distinction ganesh jayanti popular almost panindian ganesh chaturthi festival latter festival observed month augustseptember bhadrapada hindu month according one tradition ganesh chaturthi also considered birthday ganesha festival ganesha also called tilo chauth sakat chauthis uttar pradesh ganesha invoked behalf son family festival day image ganesha symbolic conical form made turmeric sindhoor powder time cowdung worshipped later immersed water fourth day festival special preparation made til sesame seed offered ganesha distributed devotee prasad eating fast observed worship day time followed feasting night part ritual addition fasting day observing puja rite ganesha also known vinayaka devotee take bath water mixed til seed smearing paste made til sesame body fast observed day stated enhance name fame individual even though ganesha considered celibate god uttar pradesh place considered married occasion ganesh jayanti celebration couple worship beget son ganesh jayanti devotee flock moreshwar temple morgaon pune district maharashtra – large number temple starting ending point pilgrimage eight revered ganesha temple called ashtavinayaka legend ganesha killed demon kamlasur place riding peacock sanskrit mayura marathi – mora thus known mayureshwar moreshwar lord peacock another temple ashtavinayak circuit siddhivinayaka temple siddhatek ahmednagar district maharashtra large crowd visit temple occasion ganesh jayanti ancient temple located eastern bank bhima river – idol ganesha seated crossed leg posture flanked consort siddhi ganesha image adorned saffron paste trunk turned right considered rare depiction thus held deep reverence strict set religious vow observed please deity devotee take pradakhsina circumambulation hill seven time rough hilly terrain seek favour ganesha legend state god vishnu invoked blessing ganesha venue killing demon madhukaitabh put end depredation konkan coast ganpatipule beach temple house swayambhu selfmanifest idol ganesha much venerated visited thousand devotee every year ganesha deified temple popularly known paschim dwardevta western sentinel god india ganesh jayanti also celebrated konkan coastal temple