One of the popular Hindu festival is Vinayaka Chathurthi. In India on August 23rd, as the birthday of Lord Vinayaka- Vinayaka Chathuri is going to be celebrated. On Vinayaka Chathuri day we can workshop God using 21 types of leaves. This is called “Eka Vimshathi Patra Puja”. The other names for God Vinayaka are Ganesa, Pillayar, etc. The Pooja starts on 23rd August (Shukla Chathurti). For this pooja people buy clay models of God Vinayaka, and an umbrella. They decorate it in their house and prepare Modagam, Kozhukattai, Sundal and offer to God.
On Streets, you can lot of Vinayakars in various poses and they decorate it and worshiped by many people. After ten days these Vinayakar figures are taken out in procession in main roads and they all immersed in Sea. The above picture is an artist is busy in making the Vinayakar statue.
