Ganeshotsav
Ganeshoutsav - Ganesha Festival - Kolhapur Ganesh
Ghar Ghar Jhulelal
Before going for Ganeshoutsav – think of Sindhi celebrating Jhulelal Jayanti as Ghar Ghar Jhulelal, just because it is associated with adoptability of Sindhi community.
Taking inspiration from Ganeshoutsav – traditional Maharashtrian Hindu Festival, 10 days of celebration- Chhattisgarh Sindhi have started celebrating Birthday of Sindhi deity Jhulelal with slogan Ghar Ghar Jhulelal, by establishing Jhulelal Idol at every Sindhi home.
Ganshoutsav and Sindhi Community
The most unique and identifying quality of sindhi community is farming a homogenous social state with the human communities of surroundings. this adoption quality might be the strongest point for growth of Sindhis even being without any state or nation and even being scattered in all geographical regions of the globe. Traditionally Ganshoutsav is a Maharashtrian Hindu Festival (in Kolhapur this 10days long even is called as Kolhapur Ganesh) which has a very grand and specific style of celebration in Maharashtra which is comparable only with the Durga Pooja of Kolkata and west Bengal.
Like other Hindu communities, Sindhi also worship Lord Ganesha, even many Sindhi are observing monthly fast on Ganesh Choith (Sankashti) . After the partition a considerable Sindhi population settled in Maharashtra and adoptive quality of Sindhis has turned this Maharashtrian Festival into a festival celebrated by Sindhis.
On the day of “Ganesh Chaturthi” like the Maharashtrian families Idols of Vighanharata Suk Karata Lord Ganesha are established in the houses of many Sindhi families and the environment become devotional filled with morning, evening worship and Aarti of Vinayak and various “Navaid” [offering to God] are presented.
On the day of Gauri Ganpati Visarjan idols are taken to river bank in procession with slogans of “Pudcha Varshi Lokar Yia” [ Come early next year].
Beside the homes some Mandals establish Idols on community level also and here worship goes on till the day of Anant Chaturthi. Kolhapur Ganesh Mandals are renowned world over for the unique signatory styles of Ganesh Visarjan procession. As in the city Mandals are associated with talims and peths hence there is always a healthy competition going on among them for being front runner of Visarjan procession (visit Kolhapur Ganesh for photo gallery and other wall papers of lord Ganesha).
In the Gandhinagar these Mandal have a tradition of presenting some live shows / acts related with social education and current topics.
Kolhapur Ganesh Celebration
This 11-day long festival starts on Ganesh Chaturthi and ends on Ananth Chaturthi. Kolhapur Ganesh is identified for Large sized Idols of Lord Ganesha and enthusiasm during the Visarjan Procession which last for more than twenty hours as there many big Mandals. Each Mandal presents live scene most of times related with current happening and most of times without Dolby sound with traditional Dhol, Jhanj and Lajhim.