GSB Ganeshotsav Samiti Lord Ganesha Wadala Beckons Me, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.
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After I had my spiritual soul satisfying encounter with Lalbagh Chya Raja I decided to go to Wadala to shoot another famous Ganpati.
I dont know what triggered this or what made me take a bus to Wadala in the heavy rains barefeet no umbrella just faith and a camera that serves as a beggars bowl to shoot pictures and snare it with all of you.
This too becomes a part of my pictorial thread Hope and Hindutva a Message of Peace and Humanity..When I reached Wadala I introduced myself took the necessary permission , and fortunately a Mr Mallya had seen my work on GSB Kings Circle at Facebook so it added some creditibility to peope who did not know me .
I shot a lot of pictures but I was told to stop , by one of the members Mr Sudhir he did not want the devotees to be disturbed by my photography..so I thanked him and left the venue..
I was in bad shape my injured leg was in a bandage was soaked and the othe leg too was badly bruised ..my barefeet too needed rest so I took a bus for home to upload the Lalbagh Chya Raja pictures ,,shot today..
My next set at Flickr will be GSB Ganesotsav Samiti Wadala Ganesha ..a long series..
I am keeping the Dahi Handi, GSB Kings Circle balance pictures ,the Gauri Visarjan pictures including Vartak Nagar Dahi Handi and Ganesha Pandal pictures on hold.
About GSB Ganeshotsav Samiti Wadla from their website
Among several festivals celebrated by the communities in Mumbai region the most prominent and popular one is “Ganesh Festival” which is celebrated socially and collectively. It is indeed Maharashtra’s mother of all festivals. Started off century year ago by India’s veteran freedom fighter Lokamanya Balgangadhar Tilak with a view to solicitating unity and integrity among Indians, Ganeshotsav served as a publicly accepted platform for national integration. This festival commences on 4th day of “SHUKLA PAKSHA” (waxing moon) of “Bhadrapada” month according to Hindu year and ends on “Anant Chaturdashi” (14th day), is celebrated in Mumbai with great enthusiasm, joy and grandeur. Lacs of devotees turn out at “Ganesh Pandals” throughout the festival to receive lord’s darshan.
The Saraswat Community migrated to Mumbai from places like Karnataka, Goa, Coastal Maharashtra, Kerala and permanently settled here as an intellectual class, and whose principal deity (aradhya devata) of worship happens to be “Mahaganapathi” participate in these festivities with a distinct identity of their rich culture.
GANESHOTSAV SAMITI, WADALA
With the blessings of Lord Ganesha and the then revered pontiff of Gokarna Partagalii Jeevottam math Shreemad Dwarkanath Tirth Swamiji, the devotees of G.S.B. community of mumbai undertook to celebrate “Ganesh festival” from the very first year of establishment of “Dwarkanath Bhavan” Community Hall at wadala as a measure of life fulfillment and spiritual satisfaction. On 2. 2. 1955 the beautifully designed Dwarakanath Bhawan Shree Ram Mandir Complex located at the junction of Dadar T. T., Katrak Road, Wadala was inaugurated by Kashimutt pontiff, pujya Shreemat Sudhindra Tirth Swamiji in the august presence of Guruvarya Shreemat Dwarakanath Tirth Swamiji. The Saraswats of all sects congregated at Dwarakanath Bhavan in 1955 and championed the first ever Sarvajanik Ganeshotsava by GSBs in Mumbai and its suburbs to be celebrated at the newly constructed Dwarakanath Bhavan Complex near Dadar T. T., wadala to benefit all from the metropolis, under the leadership of Shri A. N. Shenoy. Later, in 1971 G. S. B. Sarvajanik Ganeshotsava Samiti was constituted under the chairmanship of late Shri Irvattor Manjunath Pai (C.M.D. Firth Steel Ltd.) at Dwarakanath Bhawan and under the overall administration of Gokarna Partagali Jeevottam Math Concona, Goa and this samiti has thereafter continues to organize yearly Ganeshotsav for last 50 years. On the eve of 31st January 2004 the revered Swamiji of Gokarna Math, Shreemat Vidyadhirajtirtha blessed the commencement of Golden Jubilee Celebration of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsava at Dwarakanath Bhavan, so also the other religious and social functions and programmes organized in the precincts of Shree Ram mandir, wadala throughout the year will be embellished by the glory of celebrating the Golden Jubilee. Shri Surendra A. Shanbhag, the trustee chairman of the Regd. Samiti (Trust no. E-4880 Mumbai) announced that this years Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav at wadala is planned with special features to make the golden jubilee year a truly memorable one
www.ganeshotsavagsb.org/history.htm
