The pandal is being built by a group of local artists and volunteers. They are working hard to complete it in time for the Ganeshotsav festival, which is celebrated in September.
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings to people on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
For the second consecutive year, the Maharashtra government has decided to ban gigantic idols of Lord Ganesha and mega public celebrations for the upcoming 10-day Ganeshotsav festival starting September 10, even as the organisers cried foul.
The idol makers in Punjab's Amritsar are facing hardships due to coronavirus crisis. The sale of idols has gone down. "Our business has been completely hit due to coronavirus crisis.
Coronavirus pandemic has begun to have an impact on the festive season. As Ganeshotsav comes closer, authorities in Maharashtra are gearing up to ensure the crowds don't gather in large numbers. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has mandated Ganeshotsav Mandals and citizens to book a slot for visarjan online.
Ganesh Idol makers are prepping up for Ganesh Chaturthi, however, they continue to incur losses.
Karthik Merla, who is the secretary of Hindu Jagaran Vedike, was attending the Yakshagana programme during Ganeshotsava in the town Tuesday night when the gang allegedly stabbed him to death near the Sampya police station.
A video showing drunk Ganpati 'bhakts' 'welcoming' the god with liquor has gone viral. The revellers, as they should be called, can been seen holding what appear to be beer bottles. Almost everyone is drunk, dancing under influence, in front of idol of Ganpati which is a god of wisdom. People are not only drunk themselves but they making others drink as well, right there on the street, right in front of Ganpati
This year, Mumbai hosted around 11,550 big Ganeshotsav celebrations with budgets running into several crores of rupees
Mumbai, Sep 18: Minis, shorts or attires ending up above the knees are out this year for devotees who want a 'darshan' of Andhericha Raja (King of Andheri) idol of Lord Ganesh, during the 10-day
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