Ganesha Chaturthi, a significant Hindu festival celebrates the ‘birth’ Ganeshais expected to draw a large crowd to Hindu temples
many cultural and religious festivals in Malaysia are a great reflection of its melting pot identity. The colourful celebrations are a shining example of the Malaysian way of life that recognises and is respectful of events of different faiths that dot the calendar. One such event is the Hindu festival of Ganeshawhich will begin tomorrow and be on-going until Sept 17. Although not a public holiday in Malaysia like Thaipusam or Deepavali, it is widely celebrated among the Hindu community here.
The festival is a big deal as all Hindus worship this deity, who is known as the remover of obstacles. However, as per Hindu tradition, all devotees start their religious rituals and important events with a prayer to Ganesha. Since Ganesha is the remover of obstacles, this ensures the event or task is a success, and that devotees’ prayers reach its intended destination and are not held back by hurdles.
Ganesha carried this instruction out to the letter, denying even Lord Shiva to enter. Enraged at being denied entry into his own abode, Lord Shiva cut off Ganesha’s head. Upon learning that he was Goddess Parvati’s creation, Lord Shiva brought Ganesha back to life by replacing his head with that of an elephant’s.
After being appeased and the Moon had apologised, Lord Ganesha reversed the curse but on the condition that the Moon will be invisible for one day every month and that it will only be partially visible during GaneshaHence, many believe that those who watch the Moon on these dates will lead to them facing false accusations. And, that is the reason that people avoid looking at the moon on the day of Ganesharitual on the fourth day of the festival and worshipped till the end of the festivities.
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