Why is Sri Ganesha significant to Hindus today?

External links

• For teachers: an excellent episode of the BBC World Service Programme ‘Heart and Soul’ on Ganesha
• Also for teachers: this episode of the ‘RE Podcast’ contains Molly Acharya and Ashish Kundi talking about the deeper symbolism of Ganesha The one about Sanatan dharma
• The Bristol Hindu Mandir website contains a video made in 2014 showing the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Bristol and the murti of Ganesha being immersed in the River Severn
• The Hounslow Ganeshotsav Mandal in Hounslow has a huge Ganesh Chartuthi festival with immersion in the River Thames
• India’s elephant god festival returns – in pictures (The Guardian, 2 Sept 2022)

• Ganesh Chaturthi: Ganesha Information sheet for teachers from the National Hindu Students' Forum

eResources

• 4.4 How is the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi changing? To support Step 5 on p. 17.

Members only

• PPT: Why is Sri Ganesha significant to Hindus today?
• A PDF of the full unit: ERW3 Why is Sri Ganesha significant to Hindus today?