Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• During the British rule over India, Lokmaanya
  Tilak introduced the practice to celebrate Ganesh
  Chaturthi.
• He proposed so to promote unity amongst the
  Indians to fight for their freedom and free the
  country from the British Rule.

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• The Britishers would not allow any
  celebration activity or function that would give
  the Indians a chance to be united.
• Lokmaanya Tilak had to conclude the
  celebration and introduce Ganesh Visaarjan to end
  the Ganesh Utsav. The Britishers agreed to allow
  this celebration to be conducted.

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• The Ganesh Chaturthi was performed well
  during the British rule and it did serve dual
  purpose and got the Indians to get united to
  fight for their rights and win their freedom.

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• Indians finally got its freedom from the
  British rule and the Indians got busy with their
  new freedom life.
• No one ever thereafter thought differently of
  Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations and that Ganesh
  visarjan need not be performed anymore.

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• My dear bhaktaas, it is time now for you to
  re-think and know more specifically about the
  Ganesh Poojan that is performed in your house,
  your street , your city and your country.

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• We should not ignore the realities of what
  happens to the idols after Ganesh Utsav.
• Its a completely wrong for the devotees to
  ignore and to treat the idols as discarded toys.

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• Would it be a far better idea to worship our
  GANESHA without having to immerse the idols.
• It is wiser to worship the picture than to
  create the idols and finally immerse it.
• PLEASE DO NOT PRACTICE THIS . STOP IT
  !!!!!!!!

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• Should we be pleased when it is Ganesh
  Chaturthi time because it is so saddening to see
  what happens to all the lovely GANESHA idols
  within the next 10 days.
• Everyday, GANESHA idols are immersed one
  after another.
• HOW CAN WE SEE THIS HAPPENING ?

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• The devotees dance when they bring Ganesha
  idols to their homes, streets, and dance when
  they immerse the very same idols. There is no
  difference in their emotions. They are happy to
  bring the idol and to equally happy to immerse
  them too.

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• This Ganesh Utsav let us pray to GANESHA ,
  place HIM in our heart, mind and soul.
• Download HIS image in your mind and you will
  not need any idol to worship ever.

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• Instead of decorating the mandap, it is
  better if we use the same monies that we
  otherwise spend to decorate the mandap, to
  decorate some poor and needys house and give
  them good shelter arrangements ? That would be
  something to be proud of and GANESHA would be
  extremely PLEASED.

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• Lord Shiva Parvati, as parents blessed
  GANESHA with a boon that everyone will first pray
  to HIM before performing any Pooja, but when they
  see the devotees immersing their SONs idols
  one after another every second day then they too
  would be upset , unhappy and annoyed as we would
  be should anybody ill treat our children.
• WAKE UP NOW REALISE WHAT ARE WE
  ALL DOING ? THIS IS COMPLETELY WRONG AND SHOULD
  BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY.

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• If you care for the LORD GANESHA ,
• If you love HIM ,
• If you adore HIM ,
• If you respect HIM ,
• If you are his true Bhaktaa,
• If you truly pray to HIM,
• Then you will NOT IGNORE this note and ensure
  the following does not happen again.

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Ganpati Bappa Mauryaa

• If you still continue this practice then you
  should be prepared for similar reciprocation.
  That would be fair.
• JAI SHREE GANESH
• OM GANESHAYA NAMAH