Pattaya : Ganesh Festival
Thai city to have Ganesh Festival
Thailand, July 30 : Ganesh Festival has reportedly been planned for Pattaya in Thailand after a meeting at the City Hall.
This 10-day festival will begin on August 24 and end with immersion of Lord Ganesh statue into water on September two and will also include stage shows. A huge statue of Ganesh will be constructed for this festival and shall be taken in procession through the town before immersion, reports suggest.
Meanwhile, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) on Saturday applauded efforts of Pattaya city and area Hindu and other community to realize this wonderful Ganesh Festival.
Pattaya, about 165 kilometers from Bangkok in Chonburi province, is second most visited city of Thailand. It is known for its Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden,
The Wat Khao Phra Bat temple with over 18 meters tall Buddha statue, and world-class golf courses.
In Hinduism, elephant-headed and human-bodied Lord Ganesh is worshipped as god of wisdom and remover of obstacles and invoked before the beginning of any major undertaking.
Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about one billion adherents.
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