This festive season, Indian homes are mixing global luxury with personal touches using heirloom fabrics, handmade decor, and nostalgic menus to create celebrations that feel both grand and intimate.
Whip up these delicious traditional preparations to celebrate the festive season.
The Elephant God simply loves these delicacies.
B-Town's sari brigade step out in style to welcome the Elephant God.
Rediff readers share photos of their beloved Ganpati.
The steamed rice dumpling stuffed with jaggery is the elephant god's favourite sweet.
If you're planning to go healthy this Ganesh Utsav, then this recipe is for you.
With terror threat lingering over the city, Mumbai Police have made elaborate security arrangements ahead of Ganesh idols' immersions.
We bring you a sneak-peak of the action unveiling on the streets of Mumbai
Uttam Ghosh depicts the stories related to the life of the god of power and wisdom.
Tell us your favourite Ganeshotsav memories
Ganesh Chaturthi is here and everyone from Sachin Tendulkar to Ajinkya Rahane and Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter to extend their greetings to fans and followers on the auspicious occasion.
We had asked our readers to send us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased here.
We had asked our readers to mail us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased here.
Chants of "Ganpati Bappa Morya, pudchya varshi lavkar ya" rented the air as a procession carrying the biggest idols of the elephant god started from many places.
Nowhere is the need for infrastructure more evident than in India 's cities.
Four statues of Lord Ganesha, including one depicting the elephant god in the nude, is being removed from an exhibition in the Canadian city of Edmonton after protests.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was one of the first celebrities to wish his followers on social media.
It took 150 workers a total of four months to build this idol of Lord Ganesh, which cost approximately Rs 1 crore.
Rediff readers share photos of their beloved Ganpati.
We showcase some of our readers' photos of Lord Ganesha.
Rediff readers sent us photos of the beloved Ganesha.
Some of the exiting entries for Lord Ganesha's visit straight from our readers' homes.
The first of the series of readers' photos.
Cook meets the 65-year old prime minister in New Delhi on Saturday, and will be hoping Modi's enthusiasm for phones can help Apple as it tries to bolster sales in India.
On Ganesh Chaturthi, welcome the elephant god with this traditional, easy-to-make recipe.
Vienna tops the charts among cities across the world.
The 10-day Ganesh festival began on Saturday under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, with devotees restricting celebrations to their homes and using online platforms to get 'darshan' of the Lord at temples, amid strict COVID-19 restrictions imposed by governments.
Satish Bodas visits the homes where Ganesha brings some cheer.
This Ganeshotsav welcome the elephant God with this easy-to-make recipe.
This Ganesh Chaturthi, pledge to do these things do if you really want to please Lord Ganesha
India ranks low at 105th on human capital index, Finland tops
Chennaiites are proud that they are a culture-loving people.
While you are busy making modaks and cleaning the house to welcome Ganesh, here's what you can learn from the Lord of Wisdom about money, says Rajiv Raj
Here's a collection of images of the past week.
For the thousands of destitute that Mother Teresa treated, she was 'god incarnate' and her hand was the miracle of love the poor needed. Attributing scientifically-unproven remedies as miracles does not help the followers of Missionaries of Charity and humanity in general, says Pallava Bagla.
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