Dancing to the beats of dhol-tasha, 16 Japanese students to visit India during Ganesh chaturthi

News Bharati    31-Aug-2019
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Mumbai, August 31: When the state of Maharahstra at large is gearing up for the celebrations of Ganesh Festival, a group of students from Japan this year will also be in Thane to witness the annual 10 day festival, beginning September 2, as part of their study tour.

 
 
The 16 students from Kyoto Sangyo University will be visiting the city as part of a cultural exchange programme, according to president of a trust which runs a number of educational institutes in Thane.
 
The Kyoto Sangyo University was established in 1965 with two faculties, Economics and Science. Later it added faculties and the graduate schools. Currently, it provides educational prgrammes in 20 different streams of Undergraduate, Graduation, and Resrarch.
 
Ganesh festival, the trademark of Maharashtra, is celebrated for eleven days every year in the Hindu month of 'Bhadrapad'. The festival is marked by worship of Ganesh idols at domestic and public levels, besides cultural activities. The idols are immersed in water bodies on 'Anant Chaturdashi, the concluding day of the festival.