Ganpati Bappa Moriya (gun potty bappa more eee ah)!
The Ganesha festival that starts the Hindu calendar is a celebratory 11 days filled with color, music, excitement, laughter, and many many Ganeshes filling the beach for his immersion. Families and communities keep a Ganesh statue for any where from a day and a half to eleven days. He must be fed and cared for as a true guest. Someone must always be with him, and one should never turn their back to Ganesh. When the day comes for his immersion, a puja starts the parade to the beach accompanied with fireworks and a marching band. Arrival to the beach becomes a bit more solemn as the puja continues with fire and incense. Before his enters the water, followers put their hands in the smoke from the fire and rub their face with the smoke.
The Krembs’ family thoroughly enjoyed their third Ganesha immersion. Let the pictures depict the merriment of this extraordinary festival!
