SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 27

SSC GD Constable (English) - 11 Jan 2023 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q27

On which festival does people of North India worship goddess Lakshmi and lord 
Ganesha together?
 

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Diwali i.e.

  • North India includes the regions of Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi.
  • Everyone should worship Lord Ganesha along with Goddess Lakshmi.
  • Diwali festival is celebrated every year on the vegetable date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month.
  • A new tradition and celebration of the victory story of Lord Rama and Shri Krishna has started in North India.
  • A festival of five days is celebrated here, in which the first day of Lord Kuber and Lord Dhanvantari is seen, which is called Dhanteras; The second day is Narak Chaturdashi, it is also called Chhota.
  • On this day Shri Krishna had killed the demon named Helasur; Go back on the third day for darshan of Mother Sita and Shri Ram.
  • This is a big thing. On the day of Badi, everyone worships Lord Ganesha and Lakshmi in the evening in their homes in Nai Basti.