“I am Happy and feel Lucky to be
born in Bhiwandi (India) ”
We have our
own Sarvajanik Ganesh Mitra Mandal named “Dhamankar Naka Mitra Mandal” (D.N.M.M.)
– President : Mr. Santsoh M. Shetty.
Every
year we build up PROTOTYPE / SET of Pilgrimage places or historical monuments of
India , especially temples in India.
A team specialized in such work are given the contracts for building such prototypes.
A team specialized in such work are given the contracts for building such prototypes.
The main
motive behind this is to make the local public aware of such famous places in India
and at the same time have a feel of these places , which they are not able to
visit for some reasons .
From the
year 2010 , we have initiated to support ”GO GREEN ” by not using P.O.P.
(Plaster of Paris) and such harmful chemicals to build up these SETs and Ganesh
Idols .
Entire
set is made from Bamboo / wooden blocks, ropes and clothes only.
Ganesh Idol
is made of pure Mud only and no P.O.P. material is been used.
Crown (Mukut)
of Ganesh Idol is made up of Pure Silver.
Following
are some pictures to depict the way we celebrate Ganesh Festival every year :
Ganesh Festival
Set year 2010 : Dakshineshwar
Temple, Kolkata
History : The Dakshineswar
Kali Temple is a Hindu temple located in Dakshineswar near Kolkata.
Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River,
the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini,
an aspect of Kali,
meaning, 'She who liberates Her devotees from the ocean of existence.
Goddess Kalika Mata Idol
Ganesh
Idol year 2010 :
Ganesh Festival
Set year 2011 : Sree Somnath Temple , Gujarat
History : The Somnath located on the
western coast of Gujarat, India, is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines
of the God Shiva.
Somnath means "The Protector of (the) Moon God". The Somnath Temple
is known as "the Shrine Eternal", having been destroyed six times by
Muslim conquerors.
Ganesh
Idol year 2011 :
Crowd Response : Devotees come to worship every
year in almost double the number in previous year…
Above picture taken
at 3:45 am 9th day of Ganesh festival , last
year
Visarjan
rally is divided into 4 sections as follows :
Section 1# DJ section where-in DJ makes public groove
along with his music
Section 2# Nashik DHOL team (from Nashik ) entertaining
public doing their stuff
Section 3# This section involves different acts every year
. For instance , in the year 2011 , we had Gymnasts from Karnataka showing
their skills , year 2010 – clowns entertaining public with funny acts. Below image is of Gymnasts from Karnataka showing
their skills
Section 4#
Below image is of Idol been taken to submerge into nearby Varaladevi Lake (Bhiwandi) by respective team.
Successfully
participating in Ganesh Festival from last
23 years and still counting….
Now , our
mandal is also been called as BHIWANDI CHA RAJA !!! by some of the
local public .
Achievements :
9+ times awarded 1st prize as Best
Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mitra Mandal in Bhiwandi by Bhiwandi Police committee.
In the year
2010 , we were rated among TOP 6 Sarvajanik Ganesh mitra mandal in
mumbai according to a survey by Local Newspaper.
In the year
2011 , rated among TOP 6 Sarvajanik Ganesh mitra mandal in
mumbai by TIMES UTSAV MOORTI SANMAN CONTEST 2011.
Planned Ganesh
Festival Set year 2012 : Jagannath
Temple in Puri , Orissa.
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History : The Jagannath
Temple in Puri is a famous Hindu temple dedicated
to Jagannath and
located in the coastal town of Puri in the state of Orissa, India. The
name Jagannath (Lord of the Universe) is a combination of the Sanskrit
words Jagat (Universe) and Nath (Lord of). The
temple is an important pilgrimage destination for many Hindu traditions,
particularly worshippers of Krishna and Vishnu, and
part of the Char Dham pilgrimages that a Hindu is expected
to make in one's lifetime.
Work has already begun with a hope that devotees would turn up this year in large number like always and make 24th year a grand success too!!!
GANAPATHI BAPPA
MORYA !!!
-Rohan V. Shetty