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On the day of the festival, it is placed on raised platforms in homes or in elaborately decorated outdoor tents for peck to view and pay their homage. The priest, usually clad in rose-cheeked silk dhoti and shawl, then invokes life into the perfection amidst the chanting of mantras. This ritual is called pranapratishhtha. by and by this the shhodashopachara (16 ways of paying tribute) follows. Coconut, jaggery, 21 modakas (rice flour preparation), 21 durva (trefoil) blades and flushed flowers are offered. The idol is anointed with red unguent or sandal spread head (rakta chandan). Throughout the ceremony, Vedic hymns from the Rig Veda and Ganapati Atharva Shirsha Upanishad, and Ganesha stotra from the Narada Purana are chanted. For 10 days, from Bhadrapad Shudh Chaturthi to the Ananta Chaturdashi, Ganesha is worshipped. On the 11th day, the image is taken through the streets in a overture accompanied with dancing, singing, to be immersed in a river or the sea symbolizing a ritual see-off of the Lord in his journey towards his abode in Kailash while taking forth with him the misfortunes of all man. All join in this final procession shouting Ganapathi Bappa Morya, Purchya Varshi Laukariya (O father Ganesha, come again early conterminous year).

After the final offering of coconuts, flowers and camphor is made, people carry the idol to the river to immerse it. The whole community comes to worship Ganesha in beauti climby done tents. These also serve as the venue for poverty-stricken medical checkup, blood donation camps, charity for the poor, dramatic performances, films, devotional songs, etc. during the days of the festival. ------------------------------------------------- Pickpocketing Pickpocketing is a form of larceny that involves the stealth of money or other valuables from the person of a victim without their noticing the theft at the time. It requires considerable dexterity and a bent for misdirection. A thief who works in this manner is know as a pickpocket. Pickpockets and other... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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