Bappa comes home: Celebrating Maghi Ganesh Jayanti
Ganesh Chaturthi celebration of Shenoy family
The one thing that kept Maya going during the arduous lockdown months was her unflinching faith in her Ganesha. So, last year though she couldnât celebrate Ganeshotsav owing to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country and ensuing restrictions on movement and social gatherings, the banking professional compensated by showering her love on Lord Ganesha by celebrating the festival in February 2021, during the Hindu month of Magha.
The ânow more than 100-year-old family tradition,â is being carried forward by Bengaluru-based Amey Balwally and wife Maya Balwally from this generation of Chitrapur Saraswats. âWhen I realised celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi wonât be possible during the lockdown last year, I spoke to the family matriarch who lives in Mumbai. She suggested it was okay to postpone the festivities and instead hold them in the Magha month to come. This