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A glimpse of Indian culture
August 30, 2022
A festival celebrated with great devotion and joy by Indians across the world is once again making its way to Nicosia and particularly to Dali. Sanskriti Cyprus will organise Ganeshotsav-2022 this September, a huge celebration of Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles.
Back in the homeland, the annual festival is a ten-day affair filled with singing, dancing and fireworks. It typically begins with the installation of huge elaborately crafted idols of Ganesha in homes and public places, which have been specially constructed and beautifully decorated. Then, for more than a week, colourful festivities take place to praise Ganesh Chaturthi. Towards the end of the festival, large parades happen with drumbeats, devotional singing, and dancing to carry idols to nearby rivers. Once there, they are immersed in the water, a tradition which symbolically marks Ganesha’s homeward journey to Mount Kailash – the home of his parents, Shiva and Parvati.