Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
गणेशोत्सव
/ganeshostav/Roman
English meaning: Ganesh Festival
Definition
A 10-day public festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, held in August-September. Bal Gangadhar Tilak transformed the private home festival into a large community celebration in 1893 as a means of uniting people across caste lines against British rule. Mumbai's Ganesh Utsav is now world-famous.
Example
“गणेशोत्सव महाराष्ट्राचा सर्वात मोठा सार्वजनिक उत्सव आहे.”
In English: “Ganesh Utsav is Maharashtra's biggest public festival.”
Synonyms
- गणपती उत्सव
Literary Heritage
“आम्हा घरी धन शब्दांचीच रत्ने। शब्दांचीच शस्त्रे यत्न करू॥”
/āmhā gharī dhana śabdāṃcīca ratnē, śabdāṃcīca śastrē yatna karū/
“In our home, the wealth is jewels of words; let us strive with words as our weapons.”
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Language information
- Language
- मराठी
- Marathi
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 95M