Devotees bid farewell to Ganpati Bappa

A dozen drowning deaths marred the otherwise fanfare-filled immersion of thousands of Lord Ganesh idols in Maharashtra on Thursday amid tight security, bringing down the curtain on the 10-day-long......

Pix: Magnificent Ganesh murtis from mandals world over

Rediff.com readers capture some of the most interesting Ganesh idols from sarvajanik mandals across the world. Lord Ganesh is seen playing a dhol in this picture sent by reader Hitansh from the......

Ganpati mandals in downsizing mode

Ganeshotsava this year might not be as opulent as it has always been. In the light of the floods that hit Mumbai last month, the city sarvajanik utsav mandals are cutting down their expenditure.......