Why ganesh idol is immersed

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Wondering why ganesh idol is immersed in water after 11 days? Find religious reasons for experts on this page. In India people of most of the states celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi festival with great pomp and fervor. For this usually small clay idols will be used by the common people to celebrate and conduct pooja in their houses. But to celebrate this festival in community large Ganesh idols made out of clay or plaster of Paris will be used.

After conducting pooja for 11 days usually this idol will be immersed in water bodies like Sea, rivers, lakes, ponds or even in wells. This event is usually called as Ganesh nimajjanam. I wish to know is there any puranic or vedic reason for doing like this? Experts: do respond. Points: 4. Ganesh jala nimajjan, is the most beautiful event of Ganesh utsav.

There are some reasons related to both Hindu sanatana dharma and environment. As per many Hindu scriptures, the clay idols of any god should be immersed after performing puja and worshiping for a certain period. But nowadays the idols made with POP are also immersed in water. We should immerse only the clay idols in water and not the idols made of hazardous chemicals like POP and other harmful chemicals. To reserve fresh water in ponds, lakes and tanks and other water bodies, we need to dig out the old clay or soil in them.

The clay idol is worshiped with turmeric and some other natural herbs during ganapati navarathri. This year, Ganesh Visarjan will take place today on September While Ganesh Visarjan is marked with pomp and show, the celebrations will be different this year due to surge in Covid cases. The authorities have requested devotees to perform the ritual of Ganesh Visarjan at their homes or nearest immersion facility instead of going to big water bodies. A woman in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has made a Lord Ganesha idol ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi using chocolate on the theme of coronavirus and is planning to immerse it in milk.

There will be no large congregations, community celebrations or idol immersion at public places on Ganesh Chaturthi in the national capital this year in view of the COVID pandemic, according to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Thursday said Ganesh "mandals'' located in COVID containment zones in the city will have to conduct idol immersions inside their own pandals.

Shafiqa Sheikh is pained to recall the last conversation she had with her year-old son Parvez who became the youngest victim of the twin boat capsize tragedy on Friday during immersion of an idol of Lord Ganesh on the last day of the ten-day festival. The day Ganesh Chaturthi festival ended on Thursday, with thousands across Mumbai taking idols of the Hindu god for immersion as part of the visarjan ceremony while raising chants of "Ganapati Bappa Morya".

Updated Aug 28, IST. Visarjan is a ritual of immersing the clay idol of Ganesha in a waterbody. It is done to mark the beginning of Ganesha's journey to his heavenly home. Read on to know the symbolic significance behind visarjan. Ganesh Visarjan dates and timings: Know the right time for Ganpati Visarjan or immersion.

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