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  2. Ganesh Chaturthi - Wikipedia

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    Ganesh Chaturthi, in addition to its religious aspects, is an important economic activity in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, Indore, Surat, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Chennai and Kurnool. Many artists, industries, and businesses earn a significant amount of their living from the festival, which is a stage for ...

  3. Thirty-two forms of Ganesha - Wikipedia

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    In his review of how the iconographic forms of Ganapati shown in the Sritattvanidhi compare with those known from other sources, Martin-Dubost notes that the Sritattvanidhi is a recent text from South India, and while it includes many of Ganesha's forms that were known at that time in that area it does not describe earlier two-armed forms that ...

  4. Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple - Wikipedia

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    Ganesh Chaturthi and Ganesh Jayanti is celebrated with great fervour, when more than 500,000 people congregate for worship in the temple. Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganeshotsav is the central festival of Ganesha that falls on the fourth day of the bright lunar fortnight in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada (August–September).

  5. List of Ganesha temples - Wikipedia

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    Name City / town State Image Dodda Ganapathi Temple: Basavanagudi, Bengaluru: Karnataka: Kurudumale Ganesha Temple: Kurudumale: Karnataka: Lord Ganesh Temple Boha Pahar

  6. Chaturthi - Wikipedia

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    The day is also known as Heramba Ganpati Sankashti Chaturthi. [3] Sankashti Chaturthi is the Chaturthi (4th day) of the Krishna Paksha (waning lunar phase) after Purnima (full moon). If this Chaturthi falls on a Mangalvara (Tuesday) it is called Angarki Chaturthi. On this day, the devotees observe strict vrata (fast).

  7. Vinayaka Chaviti - Wikipedia

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    It was produced by K. Gopala Rao under the Aswaraja Pictures banner. The story is of Syamantakopakhyanam, annually read during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival day celebrations of Lord Vinayaka. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Vinayaga Chathurthi and was released in 1959 [1] and later into Hindi in 1973 as Ganesh Chaturti.

  8. Sri Sampath Vinayagar Temple - Wikipedia

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    Sampath Vinayagar Temple is very popular. In this region, people still follow the custom to perform ritual of any newly purchased vehicle. [3] This temple is situated at one of the busiest areas in city and every year Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in a great pomp.

  9. Varadvinayak - Wikipedia

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    Shri Varada Vinayak, Mahad. Varadvinayak, also spelt as Varadavinayaka, is one of the Ashtavinayak temples of the Hindu deity Ganesha. [1] [2] It is located in Mahad village situated in Khalapur taluka near Karjat and Khopoli of Raigad District, Maharashtra, India. [3] [4] The temple was built (restored) by Peshwa General Ramji Mahadev Biwalkar ...