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MPSC Rajyaseva 2015 GS Paper 1 — Question 14

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___________ स्फूर्ती घेऊन 1893, मध्ये टिळकांनी गणपती सणाचा सार्वजनिक उत्सवात रूपांतर केले. / In 1893, Tilak converted the Ganapati celebration into a public ceremony by drawing inspiration from the ____________.

1)मुसलमानांच्या इद सणावरून / Muslim festival of Id
2)मुसलमानांच्या मोहर्रम सणावरून / Muslim festival of Mohurrum✓ Correct
3)बंगालच्या दुर्गा पुजेवरून / Durga Pooja of Bengal
4)योम किप्पूर सणावरून / Festival of Yom Kippur

Lokmanya Tilak transformed the Ganapati festival into a public event in 1893, drawing inspiration and organizational ideas from the community processions of the Muslim festival of Mohurrum.

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