Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating Ganeshotsav in their city.
The Kesari Ganesh Utsav marks the festival the way Lokmanya Tilak had envisioned it. Here's a peek into celebrations at this historic location in a feature first published in 2000 on Rediff.com.
The central government on Thursday said the months of September and October will be crucial in pandemic management and cautioned that festivals should be celebrated in accordance with COVID-19-appropriate behaviour.
Covid restrictions notwithstanding, the city's creative spirit reflects in the pandal created by the Bandra West Sarvajanik Ganesh Mandal.
Get ready for Ganeshotsav with this simple sweet made using dry fruits.
With Ganesh Chaturthi here, we take a look at what awaits the devotees at Mumbai's oldest Ganpati pandals.
Rediff readers tell us how they celebrated the festival amidst the pandemic.
The 10-day-long annual Ganesh Chaturthi festival began on a low-key note on Friday with several state governments prohibiting public celebrations due to the Covid pandemic and devotees taking the virtual route to pay obeisance and join the festivities.
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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.
Get inspired by these ultra-glam looks and notch up your style quotient this Ganeshotsav.
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We had asked our readers to mail us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased here.
Send us your most interesting, traditional and unconventional Ganesha recipes.
For bringing the idols of the deity and during their immersion, there will not be more than 10 people in the processions of public mandals and not more than five for the household Ganpatis, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in the guidelines issued on Tuesday.
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As the veil lifts across big and small mandals during Ganeshotsav, pandal-hoppers are expected to throng certain venues, partly owing to their lavish themes or simply their wish-fulfilment quotient.
A Mumbai-based pandal has designed an idol that reduces pollution and ocean waste and urges its visitors to contribute smartly towards a social cause.
The top leaders of Maharashtra are celebrating Ganeshotsav
A look at the visarjan pictures.
A sneak peek into how residents of the Keshavji Naik Chawl in Girgaum, Mumbai, welcome Lord Ganesha.
High-end label Judith Leiber is offering fashionistas a truly unique product for Ganeshotsav this year -- a crystal-studded Ganesha handbag that costs Rs 2,60,000!
Readers' PHOTOS: Dazzling Ganeshas from Baroda to Jammu
Kareena Kapoor seeks blessings from Lord Ganesha for her forthcoming film Heroine.
The Ganpati from the Lalbaug pandal being taken for immersion
As India all set to welcome Ganapati Bappa, we bring you snapshots of the many forms of the elephant-headed deity.
Here are some of the best Ganesh photographs sent by our readers.
Readers' PHOTOS: Beautiful Ganeshas from Thane to UAE
Readers' PHOTOS: Ganpati from Andheri to Jalgaon
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his cabinet colleagues Pankaja Munde and Vinod Tawde, Union minister Nitin Gadkari, state minister Sadabhau Khot, former Union Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi were prominent among those who installed Ganpati idols at their homes.
This Ganeshotsav welcome the elephant god with these easy-to-make recipes.
One of the most popular Indian sweets, the besan laddoo is an ideal treat for any festive occasion.
Readers' PHOTOS: Beautiful Ganeshas from Mumbai to Secunderabad
Readers' Ganpati PHOTOS: From Nasik to Hyderabad
The 26th edition of the Pune Festival kick-started on Friday evening with a host of celebrities from Bollywood and Maharashtra politics in attendance.
The first of the series of readers' photos on Ganeshotsav 2013.
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.
One of the biggest festivals in the country, Ganeshotsav attracts visitors from across the country to see the offerings of some of the most creative and famous Ganesh pandals. We bring you the richest, biggest and famous Ganesh pandals from Mumbai.
Rediff.com's Satish Bodas goes pandal hopping and discovers some famous and biggest ones.
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