What it means
Ganpati Bappa Morya. Bappa is Marathi for father. Morya comes from Morya Gosavi of Chinchwad, a saint devoted to Ganesha.
Where it comes from
It's said there's no greater honour for a devotee than to have their name joined to God's, and that's exactly what happened to Morya Gosavi. In 1893 Lokmanya Tilak turned Ganeshotsav from a household puja into a public festival, and the call became Maharashtra's own. On immersion day it picks up a second line: pudhchya varshi lavkar ya.
How to chant it
With dhol and tasha, and with everyone. It's meant for a crowd far more than for one voice.
When: From Ganesh Chaturthi to Anant Chaturdashi.
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Questions people ask
It's Marathi for "come back early next year," what devotees ask of Ganesha as they immerse him.