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Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
The Hindu Community in Auckland, led by children under the age of 16 years, are set to celebrate one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar – “Ganesh Chaturthi”, this weekend.
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on the birthday of popular deity Ganesh, who is widely worshipped as the God of wisdom, power, and prosperity and for his ability to remove obstacles and bring good fortune. Lord Ganesh is worshipped before the beginning of any auspicious work or occasion by Hindus.
In India, this festival is celebrated at its most elaborate in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Orissa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The festival is becoming popular outside India and it is now celebrated widely in USA, Canada, Africa, and Australia and throughout Europe. New Zealand is now joining this group of countries with a public celebration.
The public celebration of this festival in Auckland will have a humble beginning. It will be held from 11 am to 12 noon on Saturday, 18 September 2010 at two places: Mt Roskill Intermediate School Hall, Mt Roskill; and Pakuranga Intermediate School, Pakuranga. The celebration of the festival will become bigger and better each year.
Organisers Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh has sent out an open invitation to children under the age of 16, with their parents and friends, to conduct Ganesh pooja. The kids will get an opportunity to learn about the significance of this pooja, as they will be explained the meaning of every step in the pooja.
The Hindu Community in Auckland, led by children under the age of 16 years, are set to celebrate one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar – “Ganesh Chaturthi”, this weekend. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on the birthday of popular deity Ganesh, who is widely worshipped as the God of...
The Hindu Community in Auckland, led by children under the age of 16 years, are set to celebrate one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar – “Ganesh Chaturthi”, this weekend.
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on the birthday of popular deity Ganesh, who is widely worshipped as the God of wisdom, power, and prosperity and for his ability to remove obstacles and bring good fortune. Lord Ganesh is worshipped before the beginning of any auspicious work or occasion by Hindus.
In India, this festival is celebrated at its most elaborate in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Orissa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The festival is becoming popular outside India and it is now celebrated widely in USA, Canada, Africa, and Australia and throughout Europe. New Zealand is now joining this group of countries with a public celebration.
The public celebration of this festival in Auckland will have a humble beginning. It will be held from 11 am to 12 noon on Saturday, 18 September 2010 at two places: Mt Roskill Intermediate School Hall, Mt Roskill; and Pakuranga Intermediate School, Pakuranga. The celebration of the festival will become bigger and better each year.
Organisers Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh has sent out an open invitation to children under the age of 16, with their parents and friends, to conduct Ganesh pooja. The kids will get an opportunity to learn about the significance of this pooja, as they will be explained the meaning of every step in the pooja.
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