Readers' Ganpati pics: From California to Pune

Prabhakar and Rasika Shetty's from Vile Parle, Mumbai sent us this picture. The couple installed a Ganesh idol for the first time at the request of their little daughter Naisha. Son Swami was cheer-leader in the celebrations..

Satish Gowdra of San Jose, California sent us this pic of Ganesha at his home. "This is the ninth year that I am celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi at my home. It's the biggest festival for our family," says Gowdra.

Rajan Ramakrishnan from Mumbai sent us this sketch.

Shanti Lakshmi from New Delhi sent this picture of a Ganesh idol made out of molded black soil from the Godavari River.

Vinay Rao from Bengaluru sent us this picture of Ganesha with Krishna.

Harish Chengalvala of Morrisville, North Carolina sent this photo of  GAnpati made from Haldi (Turmeric) and kum-kum. 

Anoop Nayyar from Pittsburgh, Pennysylvania sent us this snap.

Chaitanya Korde from Jabalpur sent this snap.

Mandar Joshi from Pune sent this picture.

Prashant sent us this snap, which based on the theme of 50 years of Maharashtra's statehood.

Devanand V Tendulkar of the Shree Varadh Siddhivinayak Seva Mandal in Dombivali sent in this picture.

Swanand Gogate from Kalyan sent us this photograph of his eco-friendly Ganesh idol.

Harsh Devasthale from Kolhapur, Maharashtra sent us this photograph.

Anuradha from Dubai sent us this snap. This main idol is actually a fountain which she bought in Dubai and to her surprise discovered that it was made in Malaysia.

Eleven year old Mohit Rao from Nerul in Navi Mumbai sent us a snap of his Ganesha idol. The idol is from Pen, the traditional bastion of Ganpati idols in Maharashtra.