Vinayagar Chathurtthi was held on 11th September 2010. In conjuntion with the ceremony, 14 days prayers was carried on from 31st August 2010 - 13th September 2010. Since the first day prayers, a talk about MAHABHARATHAM was delivered by a professor from India who was specially invited for this occasion.
Following that, the crowd during the respective day
( Vinayagar Chathurtthi ) was huge indeed because it fell on Saturday which is a holiday. Later that night, a charriot procession was held starting from the host temple
( Sri Sitthi Vinayagar Temple ), to Sri Subramaniar Temple, Sri Maha Mariamman Temple then back to
Centuries ago during a war between the Gods and the Demons, Lord Shiva was away for a long time. His wife, Goddess Parvati, afraid of being alone for an extended period used her divine powers and created a son, Ganesh, and gave him the responsibility of protecting the house. When Lord Shiva and his army, returned victorious to his home, Parvati was in her bath, and Ganesh had been strictly instructed not to allow anyone in. Angered by Ganesh's refusal to allow him in to the house, Lord Shiva and his army chopped off the boy's head. When Parvati came out of her bath, she was shocked and grieved to see her son dead. Lord Shiva, to pacify, her proclaimed that the head of Ganesh would be replaced by that of the first creature that came up the hill. As luck would have it the first visitor to the hill was an elephant and his head was promptly cut off and placed on that of Lord Ganesh, and life was restored to the son of Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati. To pacify his wife further and compensate for the act of killins own son, Lord Shiva bestowed upon Ganesh the powers of a God and blessed him that henceforth no activity will begin without invoking your name and blessings. Since then, it is said, no new venture - the inauguration of accompany, the opening of a shop, the foundation of a building, entering a new home - is deemed complete by Hindus without a Ganesh puja.
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