Happy Birthday Lord Ganesh! Celebrate with us at Burning Man 8/31/11!

Today as I’ve been riding my bike around Black Rock City with a Burley trailer attached with two kids in it, I’m wearing my dress that I tie dyed with flames and that has Lord Ganesh riding a bike silkscreened onto it; we’ve been busy passing out lots of stickers this week with Lord Ganesh riding a bicycle and telling everyone about his birthday today, Weds August 31, 2011.

You can celebrate too! You don’t have to take the traditional route of making a statue of him and put it in water so he will float back to Mount Kailash; simply let the Remover of Obstacles and Patron Saint of Artists (and Bicyclists!) into your heart and let him do his work!

You could also light a white candle, let him know about the illusion of any obstacles you’re experiencing, and let if burn for as long as you can before blowing the candle out and making a wish.

Keep reading to learn more about Lord Ganesh.

Each year around late August or early September, the birthday of Lord Ganesha is celebrated for many days in an event called Ganesh Chaturthi. According to Wikipedia, the festival for Ganesh “is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shuklachaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). The date usually falls between 20 August and 15 September. The festival lasts for 10 or 12 days, ending on Anant Chaturdashi. This … Read More

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