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Biggest Ganesh Utsav of America held

at Woodbridge Center Mall in NJ

OUR BUREAU of the celebrations. A vendor fair
featuring jewelry, apparel, toys, food,
Woodbridge, NJ
along with a dance performance
he 1947 Productions & Enter- show allows visitors to better experi-
tainment Inc., a leading event ence the culture of India. Honorable
Tmanagement company, hosted Kiran Bedi along with the Playback
the 9th Annual Biggest Ganesh Utsav Singer Javed Ali and Bollywood ac-
Festival of America between August tor Abhimanyu Dasani, have graced
31 to September 4th at Woodbridge the stage, attracting crowds hoping
Center Mall, Woodbridge, NJ. to catch a glimpse as they pay their
The event, commonly known respects to Ganesh.
as Ganesh Chaturthi worldwide, is The positive response from
a celebration of the rebirth of Lord both the attendees and sponsors,
Ganesh. Popularly celebrated with like Shoprite, SLT Foods, Zee TV,
great fervor all around India, 1947 Patel Brothers, Swad Foods, 27th
has been keeping the tradition alive Cares, New York Life, MassMutual,
for the South Asian diaspora in USA. Aaj Tak, ITV Gold, TV Asia, Roy-
After an overwhelming response al Albert’s Palace and many more
from the inaugural event in Year demonstrates the need for experien-
‘2014, the festival has increasingly tial events such as these, which aim
grown in visitors with over 150,000 to keep Indian Americans stay con-
people in attendance annually. The nected to their roots. With 2.5 mil-
five-day festival is marked by a mas- lion Hindus in America, one of the
sive 14 feet statue of Lord Ganesh, fastest growing demographics, 1947’s
which is worshipped over the course work in increasing representation
will prove to be invaluable for future

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