967 – Ganeshotsav Special – Gauri Ganpathi
Gauri Puja is performed in many households during Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Maharashtra. Goddess Gauri or Gowri is another name for Goddess Parvati, the mother of Ganesha. But in Gauri Puja during Vinayaka Chaturthi in certain parts of Maharashtra, especially in Pune, Goddess Gauri is the sister of Ganapati. Arrival of Goddess Gauri in homes is said to bring health, wealth, happiness and prosperity. Two idols of Goddess Gauri are brought home and worshipped and the arrival is regarded as the coming of the sisters of Ganesha.
Seen here is the big fibre version of Gauri
- Place: Prashant Narvekar’s House, Borivali, Mumbai, India
- Date: 4 September 2011
- Idols by: Prashant Narvekar
- Camera: Nikon D7000
- Lens: Nikkor 50.0 mm
- Focal Length: 50.0 mm
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Exposure Time: 1/80
- ISO: 200
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