Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi Worldwide

Ganapti Bappa Moreya! Ganesh Chaturthi holds immense cultural significance as it promotes unity, community participation, and environmental consciousness. It also serves as a time for introspection, seeking blessings from Lord Ganesha, and strengthening faith. Let's learn a little bit more about this occasion, how it is celebrated with great joy and how you can give your loved ones the best celebratory gifts even if they are away from India.

Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity who is revered as the remover of obstacles and the god of wisdom. The festival usually falls in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada and typically lasts for ten days. During Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees bring clay idols of Lord Ganesha into their homes or community spaces, where they are worshipped with flowers, fruits, and traditional rituals. These idols are beautifully decorated and placed on specially crafted platforms called pandals. On the tenth day, known as Anant Chaturdashi, large processions called visarjans are held to bid farewell to Lord Ganesha. The idols are carried to nearby rivers, lakes, or the sea, where they are immersed with hymns and chants.

The joy of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi also stems from the sense of unity and community spirit it fosters. Communities come alive with vibrant processions, dance performances, music concerts, and theatrical plays. The sound of drums, cymbals, and traditional instruments add to the joyous atmosphere.

But gone are those days when families at large would dance their lungs out for Bappa as today most of our celebration is limited to wishes via video calls because of cross country distances. However, the love never fades and as family we are always thinking of the several ways to make our loved ones feel at home, despite being kilometers away. Here is where Shoppre comes to your rescue. This Ganesh Chaturthi, you can shop any item from an Indian e-commerce store and have it gifted to your near and dear ones, anywhere globally. Let's check out a few products that they are going to love!

1. Dancing Ganesh Idols
After a series of festive days, the day of the immersion is really poignant. Why not gift your loved ones a cute mini idol of Ganesha that they can always keep with themselves?

2. Incense holder
This is one of the best Ganesh Chaturthi gifts for people who have brought Bappa home either for the full 10 days or less. Not just that it can be used for the other upcoming festivals like Diwali, too!

3. Modaks
This festival isn’t complete without lots of modaks! And when the Lord loves them himself, we have every reason to binge as well!

There you go - now that we've reminded you to gift your far away relative a gift this Ganesh Chaturthi and found you some stellar products too, what are you waiting for? Sign up on Shoppre.com right away, and gift away!