Marek Bombay
I don’t like this term, but…. It can’t be otherwise. Mumbai (or rather Mumbai) is a city of contrasts. And you can’t compare it to Delhi, where it’s just poor. Bombay is wealth mixed with extreme poverty. Beautiful colonial mansions and just around the corner a hovel, or whole families living on the street or on the beach. And the beach is a perfect example of what a beach should not look like. In short, you want to relax by the sea, choose Goa. Personally, I would choose Koh Samui in Thailand.
Mumbai is undoubtedly a place worth visiting, but don’t plan on staying too long. Walk around the city, visit one of the beautiful shopping malls and run as far away as possible. For example, to Indonesia (which will be discussed soon). But if you come here at the end of August 2025, you will be in for something you will never forget. A celebration dedicated to the elephant-like god, Ganesha Pooja.
Ganesha Pooja
In Hinduism, each of the gods must have a fancy shape and have a greater number of arms than the natural one. While I have no idea why human shapes are crossed with animals, but the large number of arms is perfectly explained by the Indians themselves. The gods of Hinduism are capricious and eager to fight. They are in a permanent state of war with each other. And the more arms, the more weapons you can use in combat. Apparently, the record holder has as many as two thousand of them.
Ganesha is a god in the body of a man with an elephant’s head, one of the tusks broken, all in pastel colors. It patronizes success in business, helping to gain prosperity. That is why his name is eagerly used in the names of business ventures. A company with the name Ganesha Ltd. cannot fail.
But let’s get back to the point. Ganesha Puja (Ganesha festival) is one of over 200 Hindu festivals and probably the most worth seeing. Each family prepares a clay statue of Ganesha (the size depends on the wealth of the creators), paints it in flashy colors and carries it in a colorful procession to the sea. After all the necessary prayers and ceremonies have been performed, the figurines land in the sea. The scale is best evidenced by the fact that the change in the color of the ocean due to the mixing of tons of clay is visible from space.
In the gallery below you will also see pictures of Ganesha Puja. And if you liked it, click on the heart and share the post.
