New Delhi, Sep 5: President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday greeted their fellow citizens on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. In his message, the President has said, "On the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, I convey warm greetings and good wishes to all my fellow countrymen. May Lord Ganesha, the God of learning, knowledge and wealth remove all obstacles on the path of progress and prosperity of our nation. May the blessings of Lord Ganesha be upon all and bestow good Fortune And happiness. Let us on this day dedicate ourselves to building a strong and vibrant nation".
Vice President Hamid Ansari said that Lord Ganesh is revered as an embodiment of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune in the country. He added invoking Lord Ganesh, before start of any good work and project, is a common practice. He hoped that this festival will bring peace, harmony and prosperity in the country. The ten-day-long Ganesh Utsav begins today and Mumbai has decked up to welcome its favourite Lord Ganesha. This year, Mumbai will have about 6,300 sarvajanik Ganesh pandals, more than 1.2 lakh home Ganesh idols and about 9,000 Gauri idols.
The 10-day festival is celebrated in most of the country. It begins with Ganesh Chaturthi — also called Vinakaya Chaturthi in southern India — the fourth day of the first fortnight of Hindu lunar month of Bhadrapada, and ends on Anant Chaturdashi, the 14th day of the same fortnight. Micro-blogging website Twitter introduced a special emoji for Ganesh festival to delight millions of its users. When people tweet using hashtags like #GaneshChaturthi, #HappyGaneshChaturthi or #Ganeshotsav, a Lord Ganesha emoji will be activated next to the hashtag.
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