Why is TMKOC stereotyping festivals too?

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kedar575

@kedar575

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Posted: 8 years ago

#11

Originally posted by: AV25

I would like to disagree with both of you. Because worshipping of ganapati that too clay idol started much before independence. My grandmothers used to tell us how they celebrated ganesh chaturthi during their childhood

i can be wrong in saying Ganesh chaturthi become famous all over india only near or post independence but celebration of ganesh chaturthi started by chatrapati shivaji and was popular during peshwa time is correct.

Originally posted by: AV25
Tilakji made it famous by introducing pandal system of worshipping

Lokmanya tilak and Bhau rangari not just made ganesh utsav public but bringing Ganesh idol for Ganesh chaturthi, celebrating for 10 days and immersion of that idol.

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caraj4u

@caraj4u

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Posted: 8 years ago

#12

Originally posted by: blacktear
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Navratri is celebrated in Mumbai in big time. But it is celebrated mostly among Gujarati's who were the traditional Gujarat dress, so it is obvious they show more of Gujarat flavor.

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MJ1009cc

@MJ_1009

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Posted: 8 years ago

#13

Originally posted by: caraj4u
navratri is celebrated everywhere. Sure, the garba/dandiya/raas is popular during this time but i know some of my bengali friends celebrate Durga Pooja on a big scale.

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dey.bh

@dey.bh

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Posted: 8 years ago

#14

Now, I have little knowledge about Ganesh chaturthi so I shall skip that part.

Navratri is a very important Hindu festival and is celebrated all over India under various names. We Hindus rest our faith in the Adi Shakti and we worship her in different swarups. Therefore we celebrate the same festival differently as per our own traditions. What we do on that day is not important but how we rest our faith on the same day and on the same deity is the importance of this festival.

In each part of India there is one form of the Devi which is the Isht devi of that region. Its the same Adi Shakti. What is Navratra ? Navratraa is the worship of nine forms of Mother Durga. Therefore it is not different from the logic of Durga Puja. Only Durga Puja is restricted to the Mahishasurmardhini rup pf MOther Goddess. Traditionally, Devi paksha begins from the day Navratra begins. It is as auspicious to as it is to the Gujaratis , Marathis or any other community who follow the Navratra traditions.

During the Chaitramasa Navratra, the Bengalis celebrate Basanti Puja which is the same Durga Puja done during the Vasant Ritu.