<p>But she did, without stepping out of her home. Thanks to e-technology.<br />Vipula's mother Shubha Nagvenkar had both her daughters-- married in Pune and America-- participating in the 'Aarti'.<br /><br />While the main 'Aarti' was performed at their ancestral home in Anjuna, the families of both her daughter joined her through webcam adding to the prayer chorus.<br /><br />"I could not imagine that such thing was possible atleast in my life. I could not believe that my daughters from America and Pune joined me for Aarti," Shubha, 75-year-old mother of five, told PTI from her home at Anjuna.<br /><br />"We had heard on radio during my younger days that Americans had a phone with which you can see the face of a person who speaks to you on the other line. Years down the line, its happening to us in Goa. Its really nice," she said.<br /><br />Vipula, who is a housewife said she wanted to visit her maternal home for Ganesh Chaturthi this year.<br /><br />"I could not make it physically due to other pre- occupations but I am happy that I was the part of celebration and could see it through webcam," she said.<br /><br />On the other hand, Offering prayers to Ganesha at her maternal home would have meant traversing 'seven seas' for Shubha's eldest daughter, Madhavi Lotlikar.<br /><br />But it was the webcam technology again to her rescue, when she joined her family back in Goa 'virtually' for aarti from her home in New York.<br /><br />"Everything is getting digitalized. This is devotion digitalized," commented Madhavi.<br />The ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival began in Goa on September 11. The festival is state's biggest celebration with the elephant-headed God being worshipped in all Hindu households.</p>
<p>But she did, without stepping out of her home. Thanks to e-technology.<br />Vipula's mother Shubha Nagvenkar had both her daughters-- married in Pune and America-- participating in the 'Aarti'.<br /><br />While the main 'Aarti' was performed at their ancestral home in Anjuna, the families of both her daughter joined her through webcam adding to the prayer chorus.<br /><br />"I could not imagine that such thing was possible atleast in my life. I could not believe that my daughters from America and Pune joined me for Aarti," Shubha, 75-year-old mother of five, told PTI from her home at Anjuna.<br /><br />"We had heard on radio during my younger days that Americans had a phone with which you can see the face of a person who speaks to you on the other line. Years down the line, its happening to us in Goa. Its really nice," she said.<br /><br />Vipula, who is a housewife said she wanted to visit her maternal home for Ganesh Chaturthi this year.<br /><br />"I could not make it physically due to other pre- occupations but I am happy that I was the part of celebration and could see it through webcam," she said.<br /><br />On the other hand, Offering prayers to Ganesha at her maternal home would have meant traversing 'seven seas' for Shubha's eldest daughter, Madhavi Lotlikar.<br /><br />But it was the webcam technology again to her rescue, when she joined her family back in Goa 'virtually' for aarti from her home in New York.<br /><br />"Everything is getting digitalized. This is devotion digitalized," commented Madhavi.<br />The ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival began in Goa on September 11. The festival is state's biggest celebration with the elephant-headed God being worshipped in all Hindu households.</p>