Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated in grand manner
Posted on: 30/Aug/2014 2:35:05 PM
Ganesh Chaturthi is considered as one of the most important festivals in Tamil Nadu. Known as Vinayakar chaturthi or Pillayar Chaturthi. The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is a matter of grandeur for the believers here, and is celebrated with a lot of zeal on the fourth day, after the new moon in the month of Avani appears.
Devotees deck up clay idols with bermuda grass, also known as `asarukampul`, and this ritual is known as Kaliman Pillayar.
Apart from this, the public roads set up huge idols of Ganesh and interestingly, some idols are made of coconut and other organic products. People all over Chennai thronged to temples to worship and actively take part in the celebrations.
