Ganesh Chaturthi festival begins with religious fervour as people install idols of the deity with a prayer to ward off evil.
Ganesh Chaturthi is the day on which Lord Ganesh, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. Lord Ganesh is worshipped as the supreme god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
Ganesh Chaturthi at ISBR was a day of soaking up celebrations’, fun and enjoyment. With students from all the batches gearing up to welcome their beloved God, the preparations started in full swing.
And finally the time came to bring home idol of Ganesh in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity and later immerse the idol in water body.
Going green this year, the students prepared the idol of Ganesh of thermacol and used environment friendly colors to beautify the God.
The evening started with a prayer song by Vijith, student of PGDM followed by a dance performance on traditional number by Neha Jain, Vandana and Sharanpreet Kaur (PGDM students) which enthralled the students.
Ronnie Banerjee also put up a solo dance performance which was appreciated by all.
This was followed by a quiz on what every body part of Ganesh teaches us which got a lot of response from the audience and many students got the answers right and a game with the students on who all can eat maximum laddos in a minute which got loads of participation.
Dance, songs, fun and games made the celebrations an evening to remember for the students and the faculty together which ended with the distribution of Prasad to all.
The evening was hosted by Rashika ,Pronoy, Aparupa , Kaushik and Pragati (PGDM students).