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Ganesh Chaturthi, Hindu festival for Lord Ganesh, begins (photos)

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Celebrations for Ganesh Chaturthi begin Thursday, but the preparations for the festival of the elephant-headed god Ganesh started months before. Clay idols of Ganesh, some of them less than an inch tall, others more than 25 feet, require some lead time...

Ganesh Goes Green

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Author: Hanna Ingber Win Source: The Global Post http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/india/100914/green-movement-ganesh-h… At a line of stalls in Mumbai’s Matunga East, men sit on wooden stands and others crouch underneath, their hands working...

Hindu Celebration for Ganesh in California

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Source: Los Angeles Times On September 11, 1999, the Los Angeles Times reportedthat thousands of Hindus are expected to attend a festival and paradecalled Ganesh Chaturthi, which honors Ganesh, the Hindu god known asthe remover of obstacles. The...

Ganesh Chaturthi 2013: Hindus Celebrate Birthday Of Lord Ganesh For Auspicious Beginnings (PHOTOS) (VIDEOS)

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The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/09/ganesh-chaturthi-2013_n_389494…

India's Ganesh Festival: Mumbai Parties, Prays For Elephant-Headed God 

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For 10 days, they sing, dance, chant and pray at the feet of Ganesh statues, then submerge them in water. The festival was once used to circumvent British rule. Source: India's Ganesh Festival: Mumbai Parties, Prays For Elephant-Headed God : NPR

Lord Ganesh gets a Rath Yatra in New York

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Author: STAFF WRITER Source: Sify News http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14528623 The Ganesh Chaturthi festival at the Hindu Temple, Flushing, concluded Sunday with a Rath Yatra, the traditional chariot procession. Lord Ganesh is the presiding deity...

Hindus worldwide greeted on upcoming Ganesh-Chaturthi - TruthDive

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Hindus worldwide greeted on upcoming Ganesh-ChaturthiTruthDiveNevada (US), August 14 (ANI): Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, sending early Ganesh-Chaturthi greetings to one billion Hindus of the world, has urged them to undertake deeper study of...

With Bells and Bananas, a Time to Worship Ganesh

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The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/27/nyregion/with-bells-and-bananas-a-tim…

Pattaya city to celebrate 10-day Ganesh Festival - Times of India

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Pattaya city to celebrate 10-day Ganesh FestivalTimes of IndiaMeanwhile, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) on Sunday, applauded the efforts of Pattaya city and area Hindu and other community to realize this wonderful...

Indians Detained for Immersing Ganesh Idol

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Author: Staff Writer Source: The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indians_Abroad/Indians_detained_for_… Around 45 Indians were briefly detained by police for performing an idol immersion...

Ceuta Hindus to Celebrate Ganesh Visarjan

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Author: Staff Writer Source: Hindu Press International/www.elfaroceutamelilla.com http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2007/9/12.shtml#1 CEUTA, SPAIN, September 12, 2007: (HPI note: Ceuta is located on the southern coast of the Strait of Gilbraltar.) The...

Ganesh Idol Immersed with Great Fanfare Near Sydney

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Author: Neena Bhandari Source: NewKerala Wire Service: IANS http://www.newkerala.com/oct.php?action=fullnews&id=1306 An idol of Hindu god Ganesh, decorated in all finery, sat firm as thousands of devotees followed in a procession chanting "Ganpati Bappa...