Moving pictures as Ganesh Chaturthi festival enters final day

Liverpool's waterfront hosted a moving event in celebration of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Hundreds of people from the Hindu community gathered at the Pier Head on Thursday, September 28, in worship of Lord Ganesha. Ganesh Chaturthi marks the birth of the Hindu god Ganesha.

Ganesha is the younger son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. Ganesha is worshipped for 10 days and on the 11 day flower garlands and scented candles are made, and used in processions that take statues of the god to local rivers or the sea.

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Today marked the 10th and final day of the celebrations with hundreds gathering at the Pier Head. A number of people boarded a Mersey Ferry and cheered as celebrations got underway.

People travelled from as far as Birmingham and Bolton to be part of the celebrations. Pictures from the event show how the ferry was filled with song, dance, music, and, colour.

The ECHO spoke to Devan Natwar, who helped organise the final day of the festival and for him, the Ganesh Chaturthi is about persevering his culture for future generations.

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Devan said: “I was born in India but for my children's generation they were born here and so this is for them to know our religion, what our roots are so they follow the traditions as well. The whole community almost everyone knows one another.

"We know everyone and as a group, we get together and spend time with family.”

Jamie Rana, who was at the festival earlier this week said: “We have come to Liverpool for many years and it is a great place. Everyone here is Hindu and the