FLUSHING, NY (TIP): Once again it is that time of the year to celebrate the biggest annual 9-day festival of the Hindu Temple Society of NA – Sri Ganesha Chaturthi. The colorful celebrations begin Friday, August 18th and conclude on Sunday, August 27th, 2017.

The culmination of the program is a very colorful procession of Lord Ganesha placed in a lavishly decorated Silver Chariot around the streets of Flushing on Sunday, August 27th starting in front of the Temple at 12:30 PM. This is the conclusion part of the biggest annual festival of Ganesha Temple. Thousands of joyful devotees accompany the procession and exhibit their exuberance by singing, chanting and dancing to the tunes of the drums and shehnai. Come in large numbers and enjoy the bliss and joy of the festival.