Ganesh Chaturthi

Hindus celebrate the birthday of Lord Ganesh, the elephant-headed God.

This festival is also called Vinayak Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi, they make a clay model of Ganesh and worship him for eleven days, on the final day the model is carried through the streets in a procession and there is music and dancing.

Learn more about Ganesh's Birthday.

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