document_title: List of Heisman Trophy winners

question_text: who won the heisman trophy from penn state

text: List of Heisman Trophy winners

text: Key[edit]

text:
*
First overall draft pick in the NFL Draft

†
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

‡
First overall draft pick and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

text: List of Heisman Trophy winners[edit]

text:
Heisman Winners

Year
Image
Name
School
Position
Points
 % of Points Possible[15]
Class

1935

Berwanger, JayJay Berwanger*
Chicago
Halfback
84
43.08%
Senior

1936

Kelley, LarryLarry Kelley
Yale
End
219
36.41%
Senior

1937

Frank, ClintClint Frank
Yale
Halfback
524
32.89%
Senior

1938

O'Brien, DaveyDavey O'Brien
TCU
Quarterback
519
29.62%
Senior

1939

Kinnick, NileNile Kinnick
Iowa
Halfback/Quarterback
651
31.00%
Senior

1940

Harmon, TomTom Harmon*
Michigan
Halfback
1,303
54.29%
Senior

1941

Smith, BruceBruce Smith
Minnesota
Halfback
554
49.99%
Senior

1942

Sinkwich, FrankFrank Sinkwich*
Georgia
Halfback
1,059
56.15%
Senior

1943

Bertelli, AngeloAngelo Bertelli*
Notre Dame
Quarterback
648
64.80%
Senior

1944

Horvath, LesLes Horvath
Ohio State
Quarterback/Halfback
412
18.31%
Senior

1945

Blanchard, DocDoc Blanchard
Army
Fullback
860
33.81%
Junior

1946

Davis, GlennGlenn Davis
Army
Halfback
792
79.20%
Senior

1947

Lujack, JohnnyJohnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Quarterback
742
74.20%
Senior

1948

Walker, DoakDoak Walker†
SMU
Halfback
778
28.56%
Junior

1949

Hart, LeonLeon Hart*
Notre Dame
End
995
36.53%
Senior

1950

Janowicz, VicVic Janowicz
Ohio State
Halfback/Punter
633
22.03%
Junior

1951

—

Kazmaier, DickDick Kazmaier
Princeton
Halfback
1,777
60.01%
Senior

1952

Vessels, BillyBilly Vessels
Oklahoma
Halfback
525
14.32%
Senior

1953

Lattner, JohnnyJohnny Lattner
Notre Dame
Halfback
1,850
49.14%
Senior

1954

Ameche, AlanAlan Ameche
Wisconsin
Fullback
1,068
27.01%
Senior

1955

Cassady, HowardHoward Cassady
Ohio State
Halfback
2,219
55.87%
Senior

1956

—

Hornung, PaulPaul Hornung‡
Notre Dame
Quarterback
1,066
26.96%
Senior

1957

Crow, John DavidJohn David Crow
Texas A&M
Halfback
1,183
31.12%
Senior

1958

Dawkins, PetePete Dawkins
Army
Halfback
1,394
39.01%
Senior

1959

Cannon, BillyBilly Cannon*
LSU
Halfback
1,929
53.72%
Senior

1960

—

Bellino, JoeJoe Bellino
Navy
Halfback
1,793
52.89%
Senior

1961

Davis, ErnieErnie Davis*
Syracuse
Halfback/Linebacker/Fullback
824
25.18%
Senior

1962

—

Baker, TerryTerry Baker*
Oregon State
Quarterback
707
21.25%
Senior

1963

Staubach, RogerRoger Staubach†
Navy
Quarterback
1,860
55.21%
Junior

1964

Huarte, JohnJohn Huarte
Notre Dame
Quarterback
1,026
30.98%
Senior

1965

Garrett, MikeMike Garrett
USC
Halfback
926
26.61%
Senior

1966

Spurrier, SteveSteve Spurrier
Florida
Quarterback
1,679
48.25%
Senior

1967

—

Beban, GaryGary Beban
UCLA
Quarterback
1,968
63.50%
Senior

1968

Simpson, O. J.O. J. Simpson‡
USC
Halfback
2,853
80.64%
Senior

1969

—

Owens, SteveSteve Owens
Oklahoma
Fullback
1,488
40.92%
Senior

1970

Plunkett, JimJim Plunkett*
Stanford
Quarterback
2,229
58.78%
Senior

1971

—

Sullivan, PatPat Sullivan
Auburn
Quarterback
1,597
42.25%
Senior

1972

—

Rodgers, JohnnyJohnny Rodgers
Nebraska
Wide Receiver/Running back
1,310
38.75%
Senior

1973

—

Cappelletti, JohnJohn Cappelletti
Penn State
Running back
1,057
32.78%
Senior

1974

Griffin, ArchieArchie Griffin
Ohio State
Running back
1,920
59.53%
Junior

1975
Griffin, ArchieArchie Griffin
Ohio State
Running back
1,800
57.64%
Senior

1976

Dorsett, TonyTony Dorsett†
Pittsburgh
Running back
2,357
74.97%
Senior

1977

Campbell, EarlEarl Campbell‡
Texas
Running back
1,547
49.11%
Senior

1978

Sims, BillyBilly Sims*
Oklahoma
Running back
1,896
26.25%
Junior

1979

—

White, CharlesCharles White
USC
Running back
1,695
53.81%
Senior

1980

—

Rogers, GeorgeGeorge Rogers*
South Carolina
Running back
1,128
35.81%
Senior

1981

Allen, MarcusMarcus Allen†
USC
Running back
1,797
57.05%
Senior

1982

Walker, HerschelHerschel Walker
Georgia
Running back
1,926
61.14%
Junior

1983

—

Rozier, MikeMike Rozier
Nebraska
Running back
1,801
57.17%
Senior

1984

Flutie, DougDoug Flutie
Boston College
Quarterback
2,240
71.11%
Senior

1985

Jackson, BoBo Jackson*
Auburn
Running back
1,509
47.90%
Senior

1986

Testaverde, VinnyVinny Testaverde*
Miami
Quarterback
2,213
70.25%
Senior

1987

Brown, TimTim Brown†
Notre Dame
Wide receiver
1,442
45.78%
Senior

1988

Sanders, BarryBarry Sanders†
Oklahoma State
Running back
1,878
68.27%
Junior

1989

Ware, AndreAndre Ware
Houston
Quarterback
1,073
38.96%
Junior

1990

Detmer, TyTy Detmer
BYU
Quarterback
1,482
53.87%
Junior

1991

Howard, DesmondDesmond Howard
Michigan
Wide receiver/Punt returner
2,077
75.50%
Junior

1992

Torretta, GinoGino Torretta
Miami
Quarterback
1,400
50.84%
Senior

1993

Ward, CharlieCharlie Ward
Florida State
Quarterback
2,310
83.79%
Senior

1994

Salaam, RashaanRashaan Salaam
Colorado
Running back
1,743
63.15%
Junior

1995

George, EddieEddie George
Ohio State
Running back
1,460
52.84%
Senior

1996

Wuerffel, DannyDanny Wuerffel
Florida
Quarterback
1,363
49.38%
Senior

1997

Woodson, CharlesCharles Woodson
Michigan
Cornerback/Punt returner
1,815
65.69%
Junior

1998

Williams, RickyRicky Williams
Texas
Running back
2,355
85.23%
Senior

1999

Dayne, RonRon Dayne
Wisconsin
Running back
2,042
73.83%
Senior

2000

Weinke, ChrisChris Weinke
Florida State
Quarterback
1,628
58.86%
Senior

2001

—

Crouch, EricEric Crouch
Nebraska
Quarterback
770
27.75%
Senior

2002

Palmer, CarsonCarson Palmer*
USC
Quarterback
1,328
48.01%
Senior

2003

White, JasonJason White
Oklahoma
Quarterback
1,481
53.54%
Junior

2004

Leinart, MattMatt Leinart
USC
Quarterback
1,325
47.85%
Junior

2005
(vacated)

—

Reggie Bush
USC
Running Back
2,541
91.77%
Junior

2006

Smith, TroyTroy Smith
Ohio State
Quarterback
2,540
91.63%
Senior

2007

Tebow, TimTim Tebow
Florida
Quarterback
1,957
70.52%
Sophomore

2008

Bradford, SamSam Bradford*
Oklahoma
Quarterback
1,726
62.13%
Sophomore

2009

Ingram, Jr., MarkMark Ingram, Jr.
Alabama
Running back
1,304
46.99%
Sophomore

2010

Newton, CamCam Newton*
Auburn
Quarterback
2,263
81.55%
Junior

2011

Griffin III, RobertRobert Griffin III
Baylor
Quarterback
1,687
60.66%
Junior

2012

Manziel, JohnnyJohnny Manziel
Texas A&M
Quarterback
2,029
72.88%
Freshman

2013

Winston, JameisJameis Winston*
Florida State
Quarterback
2,205
79.12%
Freshman

2014

Mariota, MarcusMarcus Mariota
Oregon
Quarterback
2,534
90.92%
Junior

2015

Henry, DerrickDerrick Henry
Alabama
Running back
1,832
65.73%
Junior

2016

Jackson, LamarLamar Jackson
Louisville
Quarterback
2,144
79.50%
Sophomore

text: Trophies won by school[edit]

text: This is a list of the colleges and universities who have had a player win a Heisman trophy: Ohio State and Notre Dame are tied for the most trophies at 7 each (USC's 2005 award having been voluntarily forfeited). Ohio State has the distinction of the only two-time winner, Archie Griffin, leaving their total players to have won the trophy at six. In total, players from 39 different schools have won a Heisman Trophy, while 18 schools have more than one trophy.

text:
School
Trophies
held

Notre Dame
7

Ohio State
7

USC
6†

Oklahoma
5

Army
3

Auburn
3

Florida
3

Florida State
3

Michigan
3

Nebraska
3

Alabama
2

Georgia
2

Miami
2

Navy
2

Texas
2

Texas A&M
2

Wisconsin
2

Yale
2

Baylor
1

BYU
1

Boston College
1

Colorado
1

Chicago
1

Houston
1

Iowa
1

Louisville
1

LSU
1

Minnesota
1

Oklahoma State
1

Oregon
1

Oregon State
1

Penn State
1

Pittsburgh
1

Princeton
1

South Carolina
1

SMU
1

Stanford
1

Syracuse
1

TCU
1

UCLA
1

text: † The 2005 title was forfeited by Reggie Bush and is not tallied here.


document_title: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

question_text: when does the champions league group stage start

root

text: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

text: Association team allocation[edit]

text: A total of 79 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations participate in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein, which does not organise a domestic league).[2] The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[3]

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text:
Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.
Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify.
Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify.
Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify.
The winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league. Because a maximum of five teams from one association can enter the Champions League, if both the Champions League title holders and the Europa League title holders are from the same top three ranked association and finish outside the top four of their domestic league, the fourth-placed team of their association will be moved to the Europa League.[4] For this season:

The winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, have qualified through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry for the Champions League title holders is not necessary.
The winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Manchester United, did not qualify through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry for the Europa League title holders is necessary.

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text: Kosovo, who became a UEFA member on 3 May 2016, made their debut in the UEFA Champions League.[5][6]

text: Association ranking[edit]

text: For the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2016 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2011–12 to 2015–16.[7][8]

text: Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

text: (UEL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders

text:
Rank
Association
Coeff.
Teams
Notes

1
 Spain
105.713
4

2
 Germany
80.177

3
 England
76.284
+1 (UEL)

4
 Italy
70.439
3

5
 Portugal
53.082

6
 France
52.749

7
 Russia
51.082
2

8
 Ukraine
44.883

9
 Belgium
40.000

10
 Netherlands
35.563

11
 Turkey
34.600

12
 Switzerland
33.775

13
 Czech Republic
32.925

14
 Greece
29.700

15
 Romania
25.383

16
 Austria
25.100
1

17
 Croatia
23.875

18
 Poland
22.500

19
 Cyprus
22.175

Rank
Association
Coeff.
Teams
Notes

20
 Belarus
20.000
1

21
 Sweden
19.875

22
 Norway
19.250

23
 Israel
18.625

24
 Denmark
18.600

25
 Scotland
17.300

26
 Azerbaijan
14.875

27
 Serbia
14.625

28
 Kazakhstan
14.125

29
 Bulgaria
13.125

30
 Slovenia
13.125

31
 Slovakia
12.000

32
 Liechtenstein
10.500
0

33
 Hungary
9.875
1

34
 Moldova
9.125

35
 Iceland
8.750

36
 Georgia
8.125

37
 Finland
7.400

Rank
Association
Coeff.
Teams
Notes

38
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.125
1

39
 Albania
6.625

40
 Macedonia
6.000

41
 Republic of Ireland
5.450

42
 Latvia
5.375

43
 Luxembourg
5.250

44
 Montenegro
4.875

45
 Lithuania
4.625

46
 Northern Ireland
4.500

47
 Estonia
4.250

48
 Armenia
4.125

49
 Faroe Islands
3.625

50
 Malta
3.583

51
 Wales
3.500

52
 Gibraltar
1.000

53
 Andorra
0.999

54
 San Marino
0.333

55
 Kosovo
0.000

tag: table

text: Distribution[edit]

text: In the default access list, the Champions League title holders enter the group stage.[6] However, since Real Madrid already qualified for the group stage (as the champions of the 2016–17 La Liga), the Champions League title holders berth in the group stage is given to the Europa League title holders, Manchester United.[9][10][11]

text:
Teams entering in this round
Teams advancing from previous round

First qualifying round
(10 teams)

10 champions from associations 46–55

Second qualifying round
(34 teams)

29 champions from associations 16–45 (except Liechtenstein)

5 winners from the first qualifying round

Third qualifying round
Champions Route
(20 teams)

3 champions from associations 13–15

17 winners from the second qualifying round

League Route
(10 teams)

9 runners-up from associations 7–15
1 third-placed team from association 6

Play-off round
Champions Route
(10 teams)

10 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Route)

League Route
(10 teams)

2 third-placed teams from associations 4–5
3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3

5 winners from the third qualifying round (League Route)

Group stage
(32 teams)

12 champions from associations 1–12
6 runners-up from associations 1–6
3 third-placed teams from associations 1–3
Europa League title holders

5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Route)
5 winners from the play-off round (League Route)

Knockout phase
(16 teams)

8 group winners from the group stage
8 group runners-up from the group stage

text: Teams[edit]

text: League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders; EL: Europa League title holders).[12][13]

text:
Group stage

 Real MadridTH (1st)
 Chelsea (1st)
 Porto (2nd)
 Feyenoord (1st)

 Barcelona (2nd)
 Tottenham Hotspur (2nd)
 Monaco (1st)[Note FRA]
 Beşiktaş (1st)

 Atlético Madrid (3rd)
 Manchester City (3rd)
 Paris Saint-Germain (2nd)
 Basel (1st)

 Bayern Munich (1st)
 Juventus (1st)
 Spartak Moscow (1st)
 Manchester United (EL)

 RB Leipzig (2nd)
 Roma (2nd)
 Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)

 Borussia Dortmund (3rd)
 Benfica (1st)
 Anderlecht (1st)

Play-off round

Champions Route
League Route

 Sevilla (4th)
 Liverpool (4th)
 Sporting CP (3rd)

 1899 Hoffenheim (4th)
 Napoli (3rd)

Third qualifying round

Champions Route
League Route

 Slavia Prague (1st)
 Nice (3rd)
 Ajax (2nd)
 AEK Athens (2nd)

 Olympiacos (1st)
 CSKA Moscow (2nd)
 İstanbul Başakşehir (2nd)
 Steaua București (2nd)

 Viitorul Constanța (1st)
 Dynamo Kyiv (2nd)
 Young Boys (2nd)

 Club Brugge (2nd)
 Viktoria Plzeň (2nd)

Second qualifying round

 Red Bull Salzburg (1st)
 Copenhagen (1st)
 Honvéd (1st)
 Dundalk (1st)

 Rijeka (1st)
 Celtic (1st)
 Sheriff Tiraspol (1st)
 Spartaks Jūrmala (1st)

 Legia Warsaw (1st)
 Qarabağ (1st)
 FH (1st)
 F91 Dudelange (1st)

 APOEL (1st)
 Partizan (1st)
 Samtredia (1st)
 Budućnost Podgorica (1st)

 BATE Borisov (1st)
 Astana (1st)
 IFK Mariehamn (1st)
 Žalgiris Vilnius (1st)

 Malmö FF (1st)
 Ludogorets Razgrad (1st)
 Zrinjski Mostar (1st)

 Rosenborg (1st)
 Maribor (1st)
 Kukësi (1st)

 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (1st)
 Žilina (1st)
 Vardar (1st)

First qualifying round

 Linfield (1st)
 Víkingur Gøta (1st)
 Europa FC (1st)
 Trepça'89 (1st)

 FCI Tallinn (1st)
 Hibernians (1st)
 FC Santa Coloma (1st)

 Alashkert (1st)
 The New Saints (1st)
 La Fiorita (1st)

text: ^ France (FRA): AS Monaco is a club based in Monaco (which is not a UEFA member), but participates in the Champions League through one of the berths for France (any coefficient points they earn count towards France's total).

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text: Round and draw dates[edit]

text: The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[6][14][15]

text:
Phase
Round
Draw date
First leg
Second leg

Qualifying
First qualifying round
19 June 2017
27–28 June 2017
4–5 July 2017

Second qualifying round
11–12 July 2017
18–19 July 2017

Third qualifying round
14 July 2017
25–26 July 2017
1–2 August 2017

Play-off
Play-off round
4 August 2017
15–16 August 2017
22–23 August 2017

Group stage
Matchday 1
24 August 2017
(Monaco)
12–13 September 2017

Matchday 2
26–27 September 2017

Matchday 3
17–18 October 2017

Matchday 4
31 October – 1 November 2017

Matchday 5
21–22 November 2017

Matchday 6
5–6 December 2017

Knockout phase
Round of 16
11 December 2017
13–14 & 20–21 February 2018
6–7 & 13–14 March 2018

Quarter-finals
16 March 2018
3–4 April 2018
10–11 April 2018

Semi-finals
13 April 2018
24–25 April 2018
1–2 May 2018

Final
26 May 2018 at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev

text: Qualifying rounds[edit]

text: In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients,[16][17][18] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

text: First qualifying round[edit]

text: The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 12:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[19]

text: The first legs were played on 27 and 28 June, and the second legs were played on 4 July 2017.

text:
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg

Víkingur Gøta
6–2
 Trepça'89
2–1
4–1

Hibernians
3–0
 FCI Tallinn
2–0
1–0

Alashkert
2–1
 FC Santa Coloma
1–0
1–1

The New Saints
4–3
 Europa FC
1–2
3–1 (a.e.t.)

Linfield
1–0
 La Fiorita
1–0
0–0

text: Second qualifying round[edit]

text: The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 12:00 CEST (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[19]

text: The first legs were played on 11, 12 and 14 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 July 2017.

text:
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg

APOEL
2–0
 F91 Dudelange
1–0
1–0

Žalgiris Vilnius
3–5
 Ludogorets Razgrad
2–1
1–4

Qarabağ
6–0
 Samtredia
5–0
1–0

Partizan
2–0
 Budućnost Podgorica
2–0
0–0

Hibernians
0–6
 Red Bull Salzburg
0–3
0–3

Sheriff Tiraspol
2–2 (a)
 Kukësi
1–0
1–2

Spartaks Jūrmala
1–2[A]
 Astana
0–1
1–1

BATE Borisov
4–2
 Alashkert
1–1
3–1

Žilina
3–4
 Copenhagen
1–3
2–1

Hapoel Be'er Sheva
5–3
 Honvéd
2–1
3–2

Rijeka
7–1
 The New Saints
2–0
5–1

Malmö FF
2–4
 Vardar
1–1
1–3

Zrinjski Mostar
2–3
 Maribor
1–2
1–1

Dundalk
2–3
 Rosenborg
1–1
1–2 (a.e.t.)

FH
3–1
 Víkingur Gøta
1–1
2–0

Linfield
0–6
 Celtic
0–2
0–4

IFK Mariehamn
0–9
 Legia Warsaw
0–3
0–6

text: ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

text: Third qualifying round[edit]

text: The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 14 July 2017, 12:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[20]

text: The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League play-off round.

text: The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 August 2017.

text:
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg

Champions Route

Slavia Prague
2–2 (a)
 BATE Borisov
1–0
1–2

Astana
3–2
 Legia Warsaw
3–1
0–1

Maribor
2–0
 FH
1–0
1–0

Vardar
2–4[B]
 Copenhagen
1–0
1–4

Celtic
1–0
 Rosenborg
0–0
1–0

Hapoel Be'er Sheva
3–3 (a)
 Ludogorets Razgrad
2–0
1–3

Viitorul Constanța
1–4
 APOEL
1–0
0–4 (a.e.t.)

Red Bull Salzburg
1–1 (a)
 Rijeka
1–1
0–0

Qarabağ
2–1
 Sheriff Tiraspol
0–0
2–1

Partizan
3–5
 Olympiacos
1–3
2–2

League Route

Steaua București
6–3
 Viktoria Plzeň
2–2
4–1

Nice
3–3 (a)
 Ajax
1–1
2–2

Dynamo Kyiv
3–3 (a)
 Young Boys
3–1
0–2

AEK Athens
0–3
 CSKA Moscow
0–2
0–1

Club Brugge
3–5
 İstanbul Başakşehir
3–3
0–2

text: Play-off round[edit]

text: The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2017, 12:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[21]

text: The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage.

text: The first legs were played on 15 and 16 August, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 August 2017.

text:
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg

Champions Route

Qarabağ
2–2 (a)
 Copenhagen
1–0
1–2

APOEL
2–0
 Slavia Prague
2–0
0–0

Olympiacos
3–1
 Rijeka
2–1
1–0

Celtic
8–4
 Astana
5–0
3–4

Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2–2 (a)
 Maribor
2–1
0–1

League Route

İstanbul Başakşehir
3–4
 Sevilla
1–2
2–2

Young Boys
0–3
 CSKA Moscow
0–1
0–2

Napoli
4–0
 Nice
2–0
2–0

1899 Hoffenheim
3–6
 Liverpool
1–2
2–4

Sporting CP
5–1
 Steaua București
0–0
5–1

text: Group stage[edit]

text: The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2017, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[22] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (introduced starting 2015–16 season):[23][24]

text: Pot 1 contained the title holders and the champions of the top seven associations based on their 2016 UEFA country coefficients.[7][8] As the title holders, Real Madrid, are one of the champions of the top seven associations, the champions of the association ranked eighth are also seeded into Pot 1 (regulations Article 13.05).[3]

text: Pot 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients.[16][17][18]

text: In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League round of 32. The matchdays are 12–13 September, 26–27 September, 17–18 October, 31 October – 1 November, 21–22 November, and 5–6 December 2017.

text: The youth teams of the clubs that qualify for the group stage also participate in the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League, where they are joined by the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations.

text: A total of 17 national associations are represented in the group stage. Qarabağ and RB Leipzig made their debut appearances in the group stage. Qarabağ are the first team from Azerbaijan to play in the Champions League group stage.[25]

text:
[show]Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 17.01):[3]

Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Away goals scored in all group matches;
Wins in all group matches;
Away wins in all group matches;
Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
UEFA club coefficient.

text: Group A[edit]

text:
Pos
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification

MU
BSL
CSKA
BEN

1
 Manchester United (X)
4
4
0
0
10
1
+9
12
Advance to knockout phase

—
3–0
5 Dec
2–0

2
 Basel
4
2
0
2
8
5
+3
6

22 Nov
—
1–2
5–0

3
 CSKA Moscow
4
2
0
2
5
8
−3
6
Transfer to Europa League

1–4
0–2
—
22 Nov

4
 Benfica
4
0
0
4
1
10
−9
0

0–1
5 Dec
1–2
—

text: Group B[edit]

text:
Pos
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification

PAR
BAY
CEL
AND

1
 Paris Saint-Germain (A)
4
4
0
0
17
0
+17
12
Advance to knockout phase

—
3–0
22 Nov
5–0

2
 Bayern Munich (A)
4
3
0
1
8
4
+4
9

5 Dec
—
3–0
3–0

3
 Celtic (Y)
4
1
0
3
4
10
−6
3
Transfer to Europa League

0–5
1–2
—
5 Dec

4
 Anderlecht (Y)
4
0
0
4
0
15
−15
0

0–4
22 Nov
0–3
—

text: Group C[edit]

text:
Pos
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification

ROM
CHE
ATL
QRB

1
 Roma (X)
4
2
2
0
8
4
+4
8
Advance to knockout phase

—
3–0
0–0
5 Dec

2
 Chelsea
4
2
1
1
11
7
+4
7

3–3
—
5 Dec
6–0

3
 Atlético Madrid
4
0
3
1
2
3
−1
3
Transfer to Europa League

22 Nov
1–2
—
1–1

4
 Qarabağ
4
0
2
2
2
9
−7
2

1–2
22 Nov
0–0
—

text: Group D[edit]

text:
Pos
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification

BAR
JUV
SPO
OLY

1
 Barcelona (X)
4
3
1
0
7
1
+6
10
Advance to knockout phase

—
3–0
5 Dec
3–1

2
 Juventus (X)
4
2
1
1
5
5
0
7

22 Nov
—
2–1
2–0

3
 Sporting CP
4
1
1
2
5
6
−1
4
Transfer to Europa League

0–1
1–1
—
22 Nov

4
 Olympiacos
4
0
1
3
3
8
−5
1

0–0
5 Dec
2–3
—

text: Group E[edit]

text:
Pos
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification

LIV
SPM
SEV
MRB

1
 Liverpool
3
1
2
0
10
3
+7
5
Advance to knockout phase

—
6 Dec
2–2
1 Nov

2
 Spartak Moscow
3
1
2
0
7
3
+4
5

1–1
—
5–1
21 Nov

3
 Sevilla
3
1
1
1
6
7
−1
4
Transfer to Europa League

21 Nov
1 Nov
—
3–0

4
 Maribor
3
0
1
2
1
11
−10
1

0–7
1–1
6 Dec
—

text: Group F[edit]

text:
Pos
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification

MC
SHK
NAP
FEY

1
 Manchester City
3
3
0
0
8
1
+7
9
Advance to knockout phase

—
2–0
2–1
21 Nov

2
 Shakhtar Donetsk
3
2
0
1
4
4
0
6

6 Dec
—
2–1
1 Nov

3
 Napoli
3
1
0
2
5
5
0
3
Transfer to Europa League

1 Nov
21 Nov
—
3–1

4
 Feyenoord
3
0
0
3
2
9
−7
0

0–4
1–2
6 Dec
—

text: Group G[edit]

text:
Pos
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification

BES
RBL
POR
MON

1
 Beşiktaş (X)
3
3
0
0
7
2
+5
9
Advance to knockout phase

—
2–0
21 Nov
1 Nov

2
 RB Leipzig
3
1
1
1
4
5
−1
4

6 Dec
—
3–2
1–1

3
 Porto
3
1
0
2
6
6
0
3
Transfer to Europa League

1–3
1 Nov
—
6 Dec

4
 Monaco
3
0
1
2
2
6
−4
1

1–2
21 Nov
0–3
—

text: Group H[edit]

text:
Pos
Team

v
t
e

Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification

TOT
RM
DOR
APO

1
 Tottenham Hotspur
3
2
1
0
7
2
+5
7
Advance to knockout phase

—
1 Nov
3–1
6 Dec

2
 Real Madrid
3
2
1
0
7
2
+5
7

1–1
—
6 Dec
3–0

3
 Borussia Dortmund
3
0
1
2
3
7
−4
1
Transfer to Europa League

21 Nov
1–3
—
1 Nov

4
 APOEL
3
0
1
2
1
7
−6
1

0–3
21 Nov
1–1
—

text: Knockout phase[edit]

text: In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

text:
In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.

text: Round of 16[edit]

text: The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 11 December 2017, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[26]

text: The first legs will be played on 13, 14, 20 and 21 February, and the second legs will be played on 6, 7, 13 and 14 March 2018.

text: Quarter-finals[edit]

text: The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 16 March 2018, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[27]

text: The first legs will be played on 3 and 4 April, and the second legs will be played on 10 and 11 April 2018.

text: Semi-finals[edit]

text: The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[28]

text: The first legs will be played on 24 and 25 April, and the second legs will be played on 1 and 2 May 2018.

text: Final[edit]

text: The 2018 UEFA Champions League Final will be played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev on 26 May 2018. The "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes) will be determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.[28]

text: v

text:
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
21:45 EEST

text: v

text: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev

text: Statistics[edit]

text: Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

text: Note: Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.

text: Top goalscorers[edit]

text:
Rank
Player
Team
Goals
Minutes played

1
 Harry Kane
 Tottenham Hotspur
5
252

 Cristiano Ronaldo
 Real Madrid
270

3
 Wissam Ben Yedder
 Sevilla
4
241

 Edinson Cavani
 Paris Saint-Germain
344

 Neymar
 Paris Saint-Germain
360

6
 Vincent Aboubakar
 Porto
3
161

 Dimitri Oberlin
 Basel
187

 Mohamed Salah
 Liverpool
236

 Roberto Firmino
 Liverpool
248

 Cenk Tosun
 Beşiktaş
259

 Edin Džeko
 Roma
359

 Layvin Kurzawa
 Paris Saint-Germain
360

 Romelu Lukaku
 Manchester United
360

 Lionel Messi
 Barcelona
360


document_title: Ganesh Chaturthi

question_text: who revived the ganesh chaturthi festival in maharashtra

text: Ganesh Chaturthi

text: History[edit]

text: It is unclear when the festival started, it may have South Indian origins, but historical evidence suggests it became a major social and public event with sponsorship of Shivaji after Mughal-Maratha wars, and again in the 19th century after public appeal by Indian freedom fighter Lokmanya Tilak,[13] who championed it as a means to circumvent the colonial British government ban on Hindu gatherings through its anti-public assembly legislation in 1892.[14][15][8]

text: Ganesha[edit]

text: The earliest mention of Ganapati, now considered equivalent to Ganesha or Vinayaka, is found in the Rigveda. It appears twice in the Rigveda, once in hymn 2.23.1, as well as in hymn 10.112.9.[16][17][18] Both of these hymns imply a role of Ganapati as "the seer among the seers, abounding beyond measure in food presiding among the elders and being the lord of invocation", while the hymn in mandala 10 states that without Ganapati "nothing nearby or afar is performed without thee", according to Michael.[16][19] However, it is uncertain that the Vedic term Ganapati which literally means "guardian of the multitudes", referred specifically to later era Ganesha, nor do the Vedic texts mention Ganesha Chaturthi.[20][17]

text: Ganapati appears in post-Vedic texts such as the Grhya Sutras and thereafter ancient Sanskrit texts such as the Vajasaneyi Samhita, the Yajnavalkya Smriti and the Mahabharata mention Ganapati as Ganesvaras and Vinayakas. Ganesha appears in the medieval Puranas in the form of "god of success, obstacle remover". The Skanda Purana, Narada Purana and the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, in particular, profusely praise him.[21] Beyond textual interpretations, archeological and epigraphical evidence suggest Ganesha had become popular, was revered before the 8th century CE and numerous images of him are traceable to 7th century or earlier. For example, carvings at Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temples such as at the Ellora Caves, dated between the 5th and 8th century show Ganesha reverentially seated with major Hindu goddesses (Shakti).[22]

text: Festival[edit]

text: Although it is unknown when (or how) Ganesha Chaturthi was first observed,[23] the festival has been publicly celebrated in Pune since the era of Shivaji (1630–1680, founder of the Maratha Empire).[23] After the start of the British Raj, the Ganesha festival lost state patronage and became a private family celebration in Maharashtra until its revival by Indian freedom fighter and social reformer Lokmanya Tilak.[23] The festival, along with processions, was already in vogue as a public and a private celebration in Mumbai (then called Bombay) in 1885, according to the eyewitness account by a visiting Italian Sanskrit professor Angelo de Gubernatis:

text:
I followed with the greatest curiosity crowds who carried in procession an infinite number of idols of the god Ganesh. Each little quarter of the town, each family with its adherents, each little street corner I may almost say, organizes a procession of its own, and the poorest may be seen carrying on a simple plank their little idol or of papier mâché... A crowd, more or less numerous, accompanies the idol, clapping hands and raises cries of joy, while a little orchestra generally precedes the idol.
– Angelo de Gubernatis, Bombay Gazette (1886)[24][25]

text: According to others such as Kaur, the festival became a public event later, in 1892 when Bhausaheb Laxman Javale ( also known as Bhau Rangari), installed the first sarvajanik (public) Ganesha idol in Pune.[26] In 1893, the Indian freedom fighter Lokmanya Tilak praised the celebration of sarvajanik Ganesha utsav in his newspaper, Kesari, and dedicated his efforts to launch the annual domestic festival into a large, well-organised public event.[27] Tilak recognized Ganesha's appeal as "the god for everybody",[28] and according to Robert Brown, he chose Ganesha as the god that bridged "the gap between Brahmins and non-Brahmins", thereby building a grassroots unity across them to oppose British colonial rule.[29]

text: Other scholars state that the British Empire, after 1870 out of fear of seditious assemblies, had passed a series of ordinances that banned public assembly for social and political purposes of more than 20 people in British India, but exempted religious assembly for Friday mosque prayers under pressure from the Indian Muslim community. Tilak believed that this effectively blocked the public assembly of Hindus whose religion did not mandate daily prayers or weekly gatherings, and he leveraged this religious exemption to make Ganesh Chaturthi to circumvent the British colonial law on large public assembly.[13][14][8] He was the first to install large public images of Ganesha in pavilions in Bombay Presidency, and other celebratory events at the festival.[30][note 1]

text:
God Ganesha: political obstacle remover

Why shouldn't we convert the large religious festivals
into mass political rallies?

—Lokmanya Tilak, Kesari, 8 September 1896[35]

tag: div

text: According to Richard Cashman, Tilak recruited and passionately committed himself to god Ganesha after the 1893 Hindu-Muslim communal violence in Bombay and the Deccan riots, when he felt that the British India government under Lord Harris had repeatedly taken sides and not treated Hindus fairly because Hindus were not well organized.[36] In Tilak's estimate, Ganesha worship and processions were already popular in rural and urban Hindu populations, across social castes and classes in Baroda, Gwalior, Pune and most of the Maratha region in the 18th century.[37] In 1893, Tilak helped expand Ganesh Chaturthi festival into a mass community event and a hidden means for political activism, intellectual discourse, poetry recitals, plays, concerts, and folk dances.[38]

text: In Goa, Ganesha Chaturthi predates the Kadamba era. The Goa Inquisition had banned Hindu festivals, and Hindus who did not convert to Christianity were severely restricted. However, Hindu Goans continued to practice their religion despite the restrictions. Many families worship Ganesha in the form of patri (leaves used for worshiping Ganesha or other gods), a picture drawn on paper or small silver idols. In some households Ganesha idols are hidden, a feature unique to Ganesh Chaturthi in Goa due to a ban on clay Ganesha idols and festivals by the Jesuits as part of the Inquisition.[39]

text: Celebrations[edit]

text: Public preparations for the festivities begin months in advance. Local Mandapa or Pandal's are usually funded either from donations by local residents or hosted by businesses or community organizations. The making of the Murti in Maharashtra usually begins with "Padya pooja" or worshipping the feet of Lord Ganesh. The Murti's are brought to "pandals" on the day or a day before the festival begins. The pandals have elaborate decoration and lighting.

text: At home, the festival preparation includes purchases such as puja items or accessories a few days in advance and booking the ganesh murti as early as a month beforehand (from local artisans). The murti is brought home either a day before or on the day of the ganesh chaturthi itself. Families decorate a small, clean portion of the house with flowers and other colourful items before installing the idol. When the Murti is installed, it and its shrine are decorated with flowers and other materials. On the day of the festival, The ceremonial installation of the clay murti (idol) is done along with chans of holy mantras and pooja including bhajans during a certain auspicious period of the day .

text: In preparation for the festival, artisans create clay models of Ganesha for sale. The Murti's range in size from 3⁄4 inch (1.9 cm) for homes to over 70 ft (21 m) for large community celebrations.[40]

text: The date for the festival is usually decided by the presence of Chaturthi Thithi. The festival is held during "Bhadrapada Madyahanaa Purvabaddha". If the chaturthi thiti begins at night on previous day and gets over by morning on next day then the next day is observed as vinayaka chaturthi. In the consecration ceremony, a priest performs a Prana Pratishtha to invite Ganesha like a guest. This is followed by the 16-step Shodashopachara ritual,[41] (Sanskrit: Shodash, 16; Upachara, process) during which coconut, jaggery, modaks, durva grass and red hibiscus (Jaswand) flowers[42] are offered to the idol. Depending on the region and timezone, the ceremony commences with hymns from the Rigveda[citation needed], the Ganapati Atharvashirsa, the Upanishads[citation needed], and the Ganesha stotra (prayer) from the Narada Purana are chanted. In Maharashtra as well as Goa,Aartis are performed with friends and family, typically in the morning and evening.

text: India[edit]

text: In India, Ganesha Chaturthi is primarily celebrated at home and in public by local community groups in the central and western states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa and the southern states of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Eastern states of Odisha and Tamil Nadu.

text: At home[edit]

text: At homes in Maharashtra, families install small clay statues for worship during the festival. The Murti is worshiped in the morning and evening with offerings of flowers, durva(strands of young grass), karanji and modaks (jaggery and coconut flakes wrapped in rice flour dumplings).[2][43][44] The worship ends with the singing of an aarti in honour of Ganesha, other Gods and Saints. In Maharashtra the Marathi aarti "Sukhakarta Dukhaharta", composed by the 17th century saint, Samarth Ramdas is sung.[45] Family traditions differ about when to end the celebration. Domestic celebrations end after  1 1⁄2, 3, 5, 7 or 11 days. At that time the Murti is ceremoniously brought to a body of water (such as a lake, river or the sea) for immersion. In Maharashtra, Ganeshotsav also incorporates other festivals, namely Hartalika and the Gauri festival, the former is observed with a fast by women on the day before Ganesh Chaturthi whilst the latter by the installation of Murti's of Gauris.[46]

text: In Goa, Ganesh Chaturthi is known as Chavath in Konkani and Parab or Parva ("auspicious celebration");[47] it begins on the third day of the lunar month of Bhadrapada. On this day Parvati and Shiva are worshiped by women, who fast.[48] Instruments such as ghumots, Crash cymbals (ताळ(taal) in Konkani ) and pakhavaj (an Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum) are played during the rituals.[49] The harvest festival, Navyachi Pancham, is celebrated the next day; freshly-harvested paddy is brought home from the fields (or temples) and a puja is conducted. Communities who ordinarily eat seafood refrain from doing so during the festival.[48]

text: In Karnataka the Gowri festival precedes Ganesha Chaturthi, and people across the state wish each other well. In Andhra Pradesh, Ganesha Murti'so of clay (Matti Vinayakudu) and turmeric (Siddhi Vinayakudu) are usually worshiped at home with plaster of Paris Murti's

text: In public[edit]

text: Public celebrations of the festival are popular, and are organised by local youth groups, neighborhood associations or groups of tradespeople. Funds for the public festival are collected from members of the association arranging the celebration, local residents and businesses.[50] The Ganesha idols and accompanying statues are installed in temporary shelters, known as mandaps or pandals. The festival features cultural activities such as singing, theater and orchestral performances and community activities such as free medical checkups, blood-donation sites and donations to the poor. Ganesh Chaturthi, in addition to its religious aspects, is an important economic activity in Mumbai, Surat, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai. Many artists, industries, and businesses earn a significant amount of their living from the festival, which is a stage for budding artists. Members of other religions also participate in the celebration.[51][52][53]

text: In Tamil Nadu the festival, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Pillayar Chaturthi, falls on the fourth day after the new moon in the month of Āvaṇi in the Tamil calendar. The idols are usually made of clay or papier-mâché, since plaster of Paris idols have been banned by the state government.[citation needed]. Idols are also made of coconuts and other organic products. They are worshiped for several days in pandals, and immersed in the Bay of Bengal the following Sunday. In Kerala the festival is also known as Lamboodhara Piranalu, which falls in the month of Chingam.[54] In Thiruvananthapuram a procession marches from the Pazhavangadi Ganapathi Temple to Shankumugham Beach, with tall statues of Ganesha made from organic items and milk immersed in the sea.[55]

text: Abroad[edit]

text: Ganesha Chaturthi is celebrated in the UK by British Hindu population living there. The Hindu Culture and Heritage Society, a Southall-based organisation, celebrated Ganesha Chaturthi for the first time in London in 2005 at the Vishwa Hindu Temple; the idol was immersed in the River Thames at Putney Pier[citation needed]. Another celebration, organised by a Gujarati group, has been celebrated in Southend-on-Sea and attracted an estimated 18,000 devotees.[56] Annual celebrations are also held on the River Mersey in Liverpool.[57][58]

text: The Philadelphia Ganesha Festival is one of the most popular celebrations of Ganesha Chaturthi in North America,[59] and it is also celebrated in Canada, Mauritius, Malaysia and Singapore. The Mauritius festival dates back to 1896,[60] and the Mauritian government has made it a public holiday.[61] In Malaysia and Singapore, the festival is more commonly known as Vinayagar Chaturthi because of the large Tamil-speaking Hindu minority.[62]

text: In Metropolitan France, Ganesh Chaturthee remains the main Hindu religious festival[citation needed]. The first Hindu Temple dedicated to Ganesh on Continental France opened in 1985 and the first procession took place in 1995[citation needed]. Since then, every year, the La Chapelle Quarters of Paris are the sight of a major procession with thousands of pilgrims and visitors. The organisation is mainly conducted by the Tamil speaking Sri Lanka community and the pilgrims are mostly Tamil Hindus from Sri Lanka and to a lesser extent Hindi-speaking Hindus from [[Mauritius][citation needed]].

text: Foods[edit]

text: The primary sweet dish during the festival is modak (modak in Marathi and Konkani, modakam or kudumu in Telugu, modaka or kadubu in Kannada, kozhakatta or modakkam in Malayalam and kozhukattai or modagam in Tamil). A modak is a dumpling made from rice or wheat flour, stuffed with grated coconut, jaggery, dried fruits and other condiments and steamed or fried. Another popular sweet dish is the karanji (karjikai in Kannada), similar to modak in composition and taste but in a semicircular shape.This sweet meal is called Nevri in Goa and is synonymous with Ganesh festival amongst the Goans and the Konkani diaspora.[63]

text: In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana modak, laddu, vundrallu (steamed, coarsely-ground rice-flour balls), panakam (a jaggery-, black pepper- and cardamom-flavored drink), vadapappu (soaked moong lentils) and chalividi (a cooked rice flour and jaggery mixture) are offered to Ganesha. These offerings are known as naivedya, and a plate of modak traditionally holds 21 pieces of the sweet. In Goa, modak and a Goan version of idli (sanna) is popular.[64]

text: Panchakajjaya is an offering made to Lord Ganesha during this festival in parts of Karnataka.It is a mixture of desiccated coconut, roasted bengal gram powder, sugar, ghee and sesame. Different versions of panchakajjaya are made. Roasted bengal gram, green gram, roasted chana dal(putani) or aval can be used[65]17}}.

text: Environmental impact[edit]

text: The Madras High Court ruled in 2004 that immersion of Ganesh idols is unlawful because it incorporates chemicals that pollute the sea water.[66] In Goa the sale of plaster-of Paris Ganesha idols has been banned by the state government and celebrants are encouraged to buy traditional, artisan-made clay idols.[67] Recent initiatives to produce traditional clay Ganesha idols in Hyderabad have been sponsored by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board.[68][69]

text: Due to environmental concerns, a number of families now avoid bodies of water and let the clay statue disintegrate in a barrel of water at home. After a few days, the clay is spread in the home garden. In some cities a public, eco-friendly process is used for the immersion.[70]

text: Gallery[edit]

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Ganesh idol at a public pandal in Hyderabad

A Ganesha idol in a home during the festival

Procession in Mumbai

Procession in Pune

Procession in Surat

Immersion in sea, Chennai

Immersion of idol in Bangalore


document_title: The Matchmaker (1997 film)

question_text: where was the movie the matchmaker filmed in ireland

text: The Matchmaker (1997 film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Marcy Tizard (Janeane Garofalo) is assistant to Senator John McGlory (Jay O. Sanders) from Boston, Massachusetts. In an attempt to court the Irish-American vote in a tough re-election battle, the bumbling senator's chief of staff, Nick (Denis Leary), sends Marcy to Ireland to find McGlory's relatives or ancestors.

text: Marcy arrives at the fictional village of Ballinagra (Irish: Baile na Grá, literally the Town of Love) as it is preparing for the annual matchmaking festival. She attracts the attention of two rival professional matchmakers, Dermot (Milo O'Shea) and Millie (Rosaleen Linehan), as well as roguish bartender Sean (David O'Hara).

text: The locals tolerate her genealogical search while trying to match her with various bachelors. Sean tries to woo Marcy despite her resistance to his boorish manners. After they have begun their romance, they return home to Sean's house one afternoon to find his estranged wife Moira (Saffron Burrows) waiting for them. Marcy leaves Sean, upset that he did not disclose his marriage to her.

text: McGlory and Nick arrive in Ballinagra, although Marcy's been unable to locate any McGlory relatives. McGlory discovers Sean's wife's maiden name is Kennedy and brings her back to Boston as his fiancée just in time for the election, and wins by a small margin. While at the victory party, McGlory's father (Robert Mandan) reveals privately to Marcy that the family is Hungarian, not Irish. The family name had been changed at Ellis Island when they immigrated, but as they settled in Boston with its large Irish population, he never told his son their true lineage.

text: Sean follows Marcy to Boston, and they reconcile.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The film earned $1,378,930 in its first weekend and had a total gross of $3,392,080 in 705 theatres.[1]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 52% based on reviews from 27 critics, with an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 reviews.[2]

text: Roger Ebert gives the film 3 out of 4 stars. Ebert praises Garofalo, calling her "one of the most engaging actresses around" and admiring her balance of "her cynical intelligence and the warmth of her smile". Ebert finds the Irish centre of the film charming and says the Boston bookends are distracting.[3]

text: The Irish Independent notes: "Bad things happen whenever Hollywood and Ireland collide and this rather thin comedy is no exception" but say the film is helped by the central performance of Janeane Garofalo.[4]

text: In a 2003 interview, when asked what films from her career she was happiest with, Garofalo included The Matchmaker among the few films she mentioned.[5]

text: Cultural references[edit]

text: Marcy's expectations clash with a host of colourful rural Irish characters in the tradition of such other works as The Irish R.M.

text: Filming took place on location in the town of Roundstone, County Galway.[6] Besides the personalities of the villagers, the film establishes a sense of place through a generous use of village scenes, the local surrounding farms and a trip to the Aran Islands, with cavorting near Dún Aengus.

text: Worked into the story is a parody of Senator John Kerry's family background.   His paternal grandfather was from Eastern Europe, picking a new name once arriving in America and blending into the Irish Catholic community in Boston.

text: Music[edit]

text: Irish music is heard frequently throughout, both as background music and in scenes where it is performed live as when an Irishman (Vincent Walsh) competes for a kiss from Marcy with his sean nós rendition of "Raglan Road".

text: The soundtrack features "Haunted" by Shane MacGowan and Sinéad O'Connor. "Irish Heartbeat" by Van Morrison and The Chieftains plays over the end credits..