FREMONT: Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with much pomp by people outside India as well and the rituals associated with the festivities go on for 10 days. Fremont Temple had organized a week long Ganeshotsav starting with Sthapana of Ganapati Murti on September 9. The festivities came to an end with the grand Ganesh Visarjan on September 15 in Pacific Ocean at Pier 3, San Francisco.
The rituals started around 8am on September 15 at Fremont temple and special pujas and havans were performed. Melody queen Anuradha Paudwal sang in praise of Ganesha Bhagvan and did the Mangal Aarthi. This was followed by taking Ganesh idol palki around the temple. This year’s celebration was made special and memorable by the visit of Congresswomen Tulsi Gabbard, first Hindu in Congress, to the Fremont temple and her address to the devotees on the auspicious ceremony.
Seven buses with over 700 devotees and 400 Ganesh idols started from Fremont at 11:30 am and reached Pier 3 of San Francisco. On the cruise the pandits performed maha abhisekham and aarthi.
Amidst dhol and bhajan, Ganesh Visarjan was done by Dr Romesh Japra. This was followed by devotees performing the arthi and visarjan for their own Ganapthi idol. Dr Romesh Japra, Chair of Fremont Temple, said, “We have been doing the grand visarjan in Pacific Ocean for over three years and recreating Indian atmosphere here in Bay area and wish to see over 1000 people join us next year for visarjan”.
Ganesha is known as Vighnaharta, destroyer of obstacles, which is why he is worshipped prior to undertaking an important or auspicious new endeavor and we wish all devotees a prosperous New Year, said Dr Japra.
Dr Japra thanked Deepak Chhabra, Govind Pasumarthi, Anu, Manorama Joshi and Temple priests Shri Vishwan, Shri Ravi Kant and Shri Joginder who were behind the week long festivities and visarjan. This festival was possible with the vision of Dr Romesh Japra, Chair, Rajesh Verma Co-Chair and execution managed by Deepak Chhabra.
Thanking Pramod of Dosa Place for providing excellent food to the devotees
Vidya Sethuraman
India Post News Service
Thank You For Your Vote!
Sorry You have Already Voted!
