ISW Ganeshostav celebrated its 12th year in a row this past Saturday on September 14th at India center. Like each year’s tradition the celebration started with a short procession for Ganesha arrival which was followed by Pooja. This year’s highlight was that the pooja was performed by the youngsters, teenagers between ages 11-17 within the community. They sat through and patiently performed the pooja as directed. After the pooja was the Arti  recitation which was attended by almost over 200 people. The hall was filled with Devine ambience in praise of Lord Ganesha. This year the team had chosen “Celebrating Languages” as the theme for decoration and entertainment. The decoration surrounding Ganesha, was showcasing calligraphed quotes in over 16 Indian and foreign languages.

Following the arti, there were some interesting entertainment programs based on the theme - skits, dances and songs performed by local artists. The audience applauded the show wholeheartedly. Following the show, was a befitting end to event with ISWs very own Dhal-Tasha ensemble taking the Ganesha procession through the parking lot of ISW in style. It was loud, it was magical and it was mesmerizing. The spirit of attendees was unwavering like every year. After the day full of festivities, the team had organized catered dinner and say bye to their favorite Ganesh, while eagerly waiting for him to come next year.

ISW SGM Planning Team would like to thank all our attendees, participants and volunteers for overwhelming help and support to make this event a great success. 

We look forward to seeing you all at next year's Ganeshotsav Event.

pictures of the event - PC - Shrikant PC - Jagan