Sculptors Manohar Bagwe and Sadanand Bagwe, who also create the famous Lalbaug Cha Raja Ganesha, have created a 21 feet high Ganesha for this year's Ganesh Utsav in Adelaide.
Presenting the best designs from Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2017 that look apt for this festive season.
A tad sweet, but chatpata too, this distinctive Mahrashtrian dish is a festive special.
Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani joins the Patkar family as they say goodbye to Lord Ganesha.
On Friday, September 9, a man was arrested for interrupting the speech given by an office-bearer of a Ganesh Chaturthi festival committee during a meeting in which Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma participated in Hyderabad.
Rediff.com's Satish Bodas goes pandal hopping and offers glimpses of some interesting Ganeshas in Mumbai.
As per police, some miscreants travelling in an autorickshaw threw stones at the Ganesh pandal, damaging the idol.
Go experimental while making your modaks! Try unusual stuffings and coverings.
A special quiz to mark the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Mumbai's historic tryst with the Lord of Wisdom began at the Keshavji Naik Chawl in 1893.
Ganesh Utsav, Maharashtra's celebration of the God of New Beginnings, begins on Ganesh Chaturthi, Wednesday, August 31, 2022, and will be celebrated for 10 days, until Anant Chaturthi, Friday, September 2022, the day of visarjan (immersion).
'BJP and RSS may have differences over minor issues but their hearts long for one common aim -- that of A Hindu Rashtra.' 'And this time to prove this point the RSS has prepared to help BJP win this election with all its might.'
Ganesh Puja in Alibag taluka is about simplicity and minimalism. It's about quiet devotion too.
After the Ganesh Utsav ended on Friday, the donation box at Mumbai's famed Lalbaug Cha Raja pandal was opened on Monday, September 12, 2022.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde appears to catch up with old acquaintances and make new friends during Ganesh Utsav.
Can't get enough of millets? Try these recipes from Rediff Food.
Rediff.com's Satish Bodas goes pandal hopping and discovers some famous and biggest ones.
The guidelines issued by the government also make it mandatory for Ganesh Utsav mandals to take permission from local authorities.
As the Ganeshotsav festivities come to a close on Monday, the city of Hyderabad is also preparing to bid adieu to the country's tallest Lord Ganesha idol.
A unique dessert to add to your Ganesh Utsav menu.
The fight for Mumbai's green lung continues through the Ganesh Utsav festival.
Welcome the God of wealth, prosperity, wisdom and knowledge with his favourite food -- sweets!
'We are called artists, just like the film people and dancers and actors. But there's a very little value to what we do as artists.'
Guilt-free millet modaks are a wholesome addition to your festivities.
14 of 20 died due to drowning in different incidents that occurred during the immersion of Ganesh idols in parts of Maharashtra.
Readers' Pix: Lord Ganesh across India
'The Shiv Sena and the Ambedkarites are two powerful social forces in Maharashtra with a presence in the toiling classes. However, they were made to fight each other by the powers that be. Now, they are joining hands while overcoming this contentious past.'
Devotees bid a grand farewell to their beloved Lord Ganesh as the immersion of idols began across Maharashtra on Thursday, marking the end of the 10-day-long mega festival.
With Ganesh Chaturthi here, we take a look at what awaits the devotees at Mumbai's oldest Ganpati pandals.
With Rs 5.5 crores and counting, Mumbai's favourite Lord Ganesha, Lalbaugcha Raja, has turned richer this year.
God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar offered prayers at the famous Lalbaugcha Raja on Tuesday with his wife Anjali and son Arjun. Thousands of devotees were elated to see their favourite cricketer. Tendulkar has been vocal about his devotion for Lord Ganesha. Whenever in the city, he is a regular worshipper of 'Ganpatti Bappa' and visited the temple frequently.
Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar says Lord Ganesha holds a special place in his heart and he prays to him every day.
A prime witness in the 1993 riots case identified Shiv Sena leader Madhukar Sarpotdar before a special riots court in Mumbai on Friday.Police Inspector Madhav Khanolkar told the court that he was on duty on December 27, 1992, when a mob of people from the Ganesh Utsav Samiti Mandal gathered near the Ganesh temple in suburban Kherwadi area of Mumbai. He said that Sarpotdar, one K P Naik and Ramesh Pawar from the Sena were present with the trustees of the Mandal.
We bring you a sneak-peak of the action unveiling on the streets of Mumbai
The youths had earlier objected to being disciplined by the policeman Niteen Dondu Dagale.
We bring you some unusual Ganesha themes from Mumbai's Khetwadi.
Rediff readers tell us how they celebrated the festival amidst the pandemic.
'Just keep telling people that we have fixed the Muslims, and they will not be bothered about their empty stomachs or empty wallets.'
Standing tall at 18 feet, Mumbai's most famous Ganpati -- the Lalbaugcha Raja is here.
The 10-day extravaganza is on in Mumbai as it hosts its most favourite deity. Rediff.com takes a look at the city's rich and famous Ganpati mandals.
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