AGARTALA, Aug 24 (TIWN): The arrival of our loved ones to our home makes all beam with joy, and their departure leaves all teary-eyed. Following the ritual in Tripura also, Bisharjan was held for Ganesh Puja.

Devotees, who bring home an idol of Lord Ganesha (on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi), endure similar sentiments on his arrival and departure. Bappa is not just the God who arrives but a member of the family, who visits his people annually, stays for a few days at their homes and then leaves for his heavenly abode. The farewell ceremony of Lord Ganesha or any other deity is called Visarjan. Read on to know what Visarjan means and what lessons it teaches us.

For the unversed, visarjan is a ritual of immersing the clay idol of Lord Ganesha in a waterbody. It is done to mark the beginning of Lord Ganesha's journey to his heavenly home. But why it the visarjan carried out and why shouldn't one use the same idol for the puja next year.

The visarjan ritual symbolises the cycle of birth and death. It celebrates the reality of life that revolves around these do facts. Moreover, the visarjan epitomises the concept of destruction, because nothing is permanent and that change is the only constant. Therefore, the tradition of visarjan is a reminder that everyone who is born on this planet or that exists shall perish one day.