Ganesh Utsav 2015

Hindu YUVA at ISU began the celebration of Ganesh Utsav 2015 on September 19 at Schilletter University Village Community Center. It was attended by around 120 people which included university faculty, their kids, university students, and people from outside Ames. The event began with invocation prayers followed by the significance of the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharashtra.  briefed about the activities being conducted by the organization and also expressed the need for preserving, promoting and protecting our culture and dharma. One of the main attraction of the event was My Ganesha in which kids as well as ISU students made their own Ganesha idol with clay and decorated it with beads and sparkles. The event concluded with aarti and delicious prasadam was served to all the attendees.  These are some of the pictures from the event.