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Ganpati Bappa Morya and the Promise of Return: What the Visarjan Farewell Really Means

The moment the idol enters the waterYou have watched it happen, or you have been the one holding the edge of the aarti thali while someone else lets go. The clay Ganesha tilts, the colours begin to bleed into the water, and the crowd around you does not go quiet.…

Times Life · Sep 25

The Bhadrapada Chaturthi Moon You Must Not Look At, and the Syamantaka Story That Explains Why

The night the sky becomes a trapEvery other night of the year, the moon is an invitation. Poets address it. Mothers point it out to children. Lovers use it as a witness. But on the fourth night of the bright fortnight in Bhadrapada, the night Hindus call Ganesh Chaturthi, the…

Times Life · Sep 17