Fort City gears up to celebrate a grand Vinayaka Chaturthi

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsPreparations for the Vinayagar Chaturthi is in full swing in the Fort City as shouts of ‘Ganpathi Bappa Morya’, mingle with devotional songs on Vinayagar, slogams, agaval, and some film numbers.Several temporary shops selling Ganesha idols, decorated umbrellas, garlands, fruits and millets to be offered to Lord Ganesh on Chathurthi day, have started dotting the pavements in the city.“People await to take a glimpse of giant-sized idols which add to the grandeur of the celebrations in Vellore,” says Gunasekaran, a shop owner in Kosapet, who organises the festivities in his area every year.Murugesan, a member of a crew, which had installed a 6-foot Ganesha seated on a hill, on Katpadi Road said, “Locals also support our effort by providing with prasadams for poojas and through donations for the preparation of idols.”Different shapes of the deity in different postures and sizes, with his vahanams (mainly, the mouse) such as elephant, tiger, horse, dressed up like VIPs, seated on the throne, beating drums and dancing have also started flocking the market. Mahesh, District Secretary of Hindu Munnani, said, Over 1,000 giant Vinayakar idols would be installed at different points across the district.The idols are made with eco-friendly products using coconut fibre, roots, paper pulp painted with ordinary water colours.The procession has been planned on alternative days from September 21 to October 3 and the administration has listed 16 lakes for the regular immersion rituals..first published:September 19, 2012, 10:03 ISTlast updated:September 19, 2012, 10:03 IST
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Preparations for the Vinayagar Chaturthi is in full swing in the Fort City as shouts of ‘Ganpathi Bappa Morya’, mingle with devotional songs on Vinayagar, slogams, agaval, and some film numbers.

Several temporary shops selling Ganesha idols, decorated umbrellas, garlands, fruits and millets to be offered to Lord Ganesh on Chathurthi day, have started dotting the pavements in the city.

“People await to take a glimpse of giant-sized idols which add to the grandeur of the celebrations in Vellore,” says Gunasekaran, a shop owner in Kosapet, who organises the festivities in his area every year.

Murugesan, a member of a crew, which had installed a 6-foot Ganesha seated on a hill, on Katpadi Road said, “Locals also support our effort by providing with prasadams for poojas and through donations for the preparation of idols.”

Different shapes of the deity in different postures and sizes, with his vahanams (mainly, the mouse) such as elephant, tiger, horse, dressed up like VIPs, seated on the throne, beating drums and dancing have also started flocking the market. Mahesh, District Secretary of Hindu Munnani, said, Over 1,000 giant Vinayakar idols would be installed at different points across the district.

The idols are made with eco-friendly products using coconut fibre, roots, paper pulp painted with ordinary water colours.

The procession has been planned on alternative days from September 21 to October 3 and the administration has listed 16 lakes for the regular immersion rituals..