Ganesh Chaturthi: A Festival Built by Many Hands
Every Ganesh Chaturthi begins with a pause. Before a new lesson, journey, or undertaking, we remember Ganesha and ask for a good beginning. I found my way back to that idea through Mana Pandagalu, an older Telugu book about our festivals that I have been restoring and translating so its explanations can be read again, especially by children and adults who may not read Telugu easily. In its Ganesh Chaturthi chapter, one word kept pulling me in: gana, a group. Adhipati means lord. Ganapati is the one who presides over the group. ...