Happy Ganesh Chaturthi (2012)

 Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chavithi) is a festival dedicated to Lord Ganesha,This festival is celebrated by hindus around the world as the birthday of Lord Ganesh.

This year we decided to celebrate Ganesh chaturthi (Vinayaka Chavithi) splendidly , that happens with a good gathering of friends and family and celebrating the festival classically. So we decided to have a get-together.

We created a mandap for lord Ganesha  and placed him in his throne and decorated with fruits flowers and diyas.

This year i thought of making something special for Ganesh chaturthi so i made Ganesha with fondant and painted with food coloring.

In the morning we did puja to lord Ganesha and offered Lemon Rice , Kudumulu and Vermicelli Kheer as naivedyam.

In the evening we had get-together we performed aarthi to lord Ganesha. This time we planned for potluck and the menu was traditional Ganesh chaturthi items like Lemon rice,Kudumulu, Undrallu, Purnalu, Daddojanam , Chana usal, vada and kheer. 

We were very happy to celebrate Ganesh chaturthi with friends & family felt like we were in India .
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi !!!

Final day has arrived so with heavy heart we do ganesh Nimajjanam/visarjan. Experiencing the greatest truth of the life that good times don't last forever, but we never say good bye we say "we will wait with faith to welcome you next year with same love & affection ".
Our Ganesha is ready for Nimajjanam/Visarjan.

As we don't have  a pond or lake nearby we did nimajjanam /visarjan in a tub of water.Felt very sad during Ganesh visarjan eagerly waiting for next years Ganesh chaturthi.