The ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi culminated on Sunday as thousands of devotees immersed idols of the elephant-headed deity.
The festival culminates on the day of Anant Chaturdashi, when the idols of Lord Ganesh are taken to nearby water bodies and immersed.
The streets of Mumbai spilled with enthusiastic devotes as they welcomed Lord Ganesha into their homes.
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Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating Ganeshotsav this year.
Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating Ganeshotsav this year.
The idol was first installed in Andheri, north west Mumbai, in 1996.
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An environmental-friendly farewell to the Lord.
Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating Ganeshotsav this year.
Ganpati bappa morya pudhchya varshi lavkar ya!
The actress was accompanied by her parents.
'I don't get involved in my movie characters. That's fake. Let's be practical. We get a nice air-conditioned vanity van to sit in, which has lovely fruits and dry fruits. We get to work with lovely ladies. So it is not taxing at all!' Akshay Kumar gets candid.
Shiv Pande, secretary of the Indo British Association in the North, said the river had been adopted by British Hindus as their own Ganges. The association, which organised the ceremony, aims to promote better understanding between British and Indian people.
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The Ganpati from the Lalbaug pandal being taken for immersion
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After spending 10 days with his devotees, Lord Ganesha returns to his abode on Thursday marking the last day of Ganesha visarjan. Rediff.com captures the joy and processions on the last day of the Ganesha festival.
As the festival began on Monday morning, idols of different shapes and sizes of the elephant-headed God, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and considered as a symbol of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune, were installed at the sarvanjik (community) mandals and at homes by devotees.
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Vikki Khanna and his family allow us to share the joys and the sorrow of these beautiful last moments, as they prepare to bid adieu to Lord Ganesha.
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For the residents of Navjivan Society, central Mumbai, the Ganpati festival gets everyone, regardless of religion, out of the privacy of their drawing rooms, for a community celebration, wearing their best clothes and best smiles.
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Love has made me a poet, Rahul thought. He could think about her all day long. Sometimes, she entertained his dreams. He did not wish to wait until after Ganesh Visarjan to see her again.
'I was in love and so I got married very early. Love makes you do crazy things. If I had not married then, my life would have been different. Today, I see women balancing their careers and homes. They are giving equal importance to their personal desires and their families, and that is great. I haven't been able to find that balance.' Bhagyashree, close and personal.
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