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Police said 52 people have been arrested following Wednesday night's incidents and prohibitory orders preventing the assembly of more than four people have been imposed in Nagamangala town in Mandya district till September 14 as a precautionary measure.
A look at the guest arrivals.
Next Ganesh Chaturthi, RK Studios, Mumbai's famous movie landmark, won't be around.
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Several drownings and missing persons reported across Maharashtra during the immersion of Ganesh idols following the Ganesh festival.
'All the good in our family began with His arrival. For 20 years we have brought Him home with love and reverence.' As Mumbai readies to celebrate its biggest festival, a look at Ganeshutsav through the eyes of a devotee.
Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating Ganeshotsav this year.
A special quiz to mark the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Mumbai visarjans take place with military precision. Thousands and thousands of Ganpatis are immersed across 11 days with hardly an incident. And minimum traffic disruption given the scale of the festival. Meet the the folks who ensure visarjans happen smoothly and efficiently.
A round-up of what celebs around the world are upto.
After 10 days of joy and celebrations, amidst much security Mumbaikars said goodbye to its favourite Lord Ganesha.
Whatever your way of celebrating, do share it with the world.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted these stars on Tuesday.
A Cleanathon was organised following the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols at Mumbai's Juhu beach.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted these stars over the weekend.
Film folk are celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi and wishing fans at this special time.
Film folk are celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi by welcoming Lord Ganesha home.
Across the nation, Lord Ganeshas large and small make their way to the sea, to lakes, ponds or man-made water bodies where the Visarjan ceremony takes place.
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The Bombay high court on Thursday quashed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) order revoking permission granted earlier to an organisation headed by a former corporator of the Nationalist Congress Party to conduct Chhath Puja at a suburban ground.
The Oberois say their final goodbyes to Ganpati.
On the second day of the 10-day Ganesh festival, several devotees in Mumbai bid farewell to the idols of their favourite deity after worshipping them for one and a half days.
No Ganpati celebration is complete without Humse Badhkar Kaun's hugely popular song, Deva O Deva Ganpati Deva Tumse Badhkar Kaun blaring out of the pandal speakers.
Vidya headed to Siddhivinayak while Priyanka offered prayers at the Andhericha Raja pandal.
While the administration has imposed strict restrictions on immersion of Ganesh idols in all cities, devotees were seen taking one last glimpse of Lord Ganesha on the last day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi.
Ganesh Puja in Alibag taluka is about simplicity and minimalism. It's about quiet devotion too.
As India all set to welcome Ganapati Bappa, we bring you snapshots of the many forms of the elephant-headed deity.
Rintu Rathod's chocolate Ganpati may not meet with everyone's approval. But that does not deter her.
Ranbir, Rishi, Randhir and Rajiv say their final goodbyes to Ganpati...
After 11 days, Mumbai is bidding adieu to its favourite deity -- Ganpati Bappa. Here's a look at the celebrations.
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Mumbai's historic tryst with the Lord of Wisdom began at the Keshavji Naik Chawl in 1893.
Married women pray to Goddess Gauri for marital bliss and the long life of their husbands. Unmarried girls worship her in order to get virtuous husbands.
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.
A sneak peek into how residents of the Keshavji Naik Chawl in Girgaum, Mumbai, welcome Lord Ganesha.
Mumbaikars once again proved their love for the city when school kids, college students, professionals from different walks of life turned up on a rainy day to clean up Juhu beach after Ganpati Visarjan.
Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating Ganeshotsav this year.
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