Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani joins the Patkar family as they say goodbye to Lord Ganesha.
The mandal will not install the Ganesh idol this year, Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal's secretary Sudhir Salvi told reporters. It will organise blood and plasma donation camps and provide financial assistance to the families of policemen who died of COVID-19, he said.
'Habitat was viewed as the proxy for him and got unjustly targeted.'
Whip up these delicious traditional preparations to celebrate the festive season.
For the second straight year, the pandemic cast a long shadow on festivities with the Maharashtra government placing a slew of restrictions to avoid gathering and processions.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's reverses in Maharashtra in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls were due to poor vote transfer from the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday.
With Ganesh Chaturthi here, we take a look at what awaits the devotees at Mumbai's oldest Ganpati pandals.
The ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi culminated on Sunday as thousands of devotees immersed idols of the elephant-headed deity.
Rediff readers tell us how the festival keeps tradition alive and brings their community together.
Here are some interesting images of the BJP president visiting the popular Lalbaugcha Raja.
Morya Re is the latest Ganpati song doing the airwaves.
As Janhvi celebrates her 27th birthday on March 6, Namrata Thakker glances through some of her best sari looks.
The GSB Ganeshotsav Samiti has postponed the celebration to 'Magh Shudh Chaturthi' in Feb next year.
The stock market is likely to continue with its positive momentum but may face bouts of profit-booking amid lofty valuations in this holiday-shortened week, analysts said. The trading sentiment will be guided mostly by global trends in absence of major domestic events, they said. Markets would remain closed on Friday for 'Ganesh Chaturthi'.
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Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating Ganeshotsav this year.
Dip your toes in traditional styles as you go pandal hopping.
The Ganpati festival began on September 5!
The seizure included the cutouts put out as the decoration display for the ten-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival which began on Wednesday.
A look at television celebs and their Ganpati idols!
It took 150 workers a total of four months to build this idol of Lord Ganesh, which cost approximately Rs 1 crore.
Several Bollywood stars are visiitn gGanpati pandals to pay their respects.
Like every year, Bollywood stars welcomed Lord Ganesha into their homes with much fanfare.
Lalbaugcha Raja, known as the 'one who fulfills all wishes', has entered its 85th year.
The Ganesha idol this time has been created against the backdrop of outer space.
Here's what the actress and other celebs were upto.
Rasha Thadani will be seen in Abhishek Kapoor's movie which co-stars Ajay Devgn's nephew Aaman Devgan.
'This year, Ganapati Bappa brings hope. I feel the worst is over.'
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty took a beating on Thursday and dropped over 1 per cent each, weighed by selling in index major Reliance Industries, IT and banking stocks amid weak global trends. The BSE Sensex fell 770.48 points or 1.29 per cent to settle at 58,766.59. During the day, it tanked 1,014.5 points or 1.70 per cent to 58,522.57. Similarly, the NSE Nifty declined 216.50 points or 1.22 per cent to close at 17,542.80.
Automobile retail sales in India declined 9 per cent year-on-year in September amid a massive buildup of passenger vehicle inventory due to sluggish demand, dealer's body FADA said on Monday, urging original equipment manufacturers to take corrective steps. The overall registrations declined to 17,23,330 units last month from 18,99,192 units in September 2023, as most of the categories including passenger vehicles and two-wheelers witnessed a year-on-year (Y-O-Y) drop.
Stars offered prayers to celerbate Ganesh Chaturthi.
Seeking blessings of Mumbai's oldest and popular Lord Ganesh idols, Sachin Tendulkar along with his family visited Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai on Sunday.
'Untouched by modern interpretation of Ganapati, in the Konkan, the earth looks washed clean and ready for Bappa's arrival with greenery and flowing rivers.'
The 10-day Ganpati festival has commenced with devotees welcoming home Lord Ganesha with much fanfare!
Get ready to make a statement with tinsel highlights, spider lashes and beaded headbands.
The Shortcut Romeo actress walks the streets, and binges on its delights.
Preparations are in full swing in Mumbai and it readies to welcome its most favourite deity with only two days left for Ganesh Chaturthi. Here's the first glimpse of Mumbai's most famous idol -- the Lalbaugcha Raja.
The mood was full of gaiety and devotion, with chants of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya' reverberating across Maharashtra.
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