The idols of Lord Ganesh, the god of prosperity and wisdom and a slayer of obstacles ('vighna-harta'), will be installed in homes across the state with pomp and gaiety.
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The BMC also said that Ganesh mandals in the city have been asked to keep the Ganpati festival celebrations simple and low-key this year and focus on social service.
The idol was first installed in Andheri, north west Mumbai, in 1996.
Ekta Kapoor invited close friends over for Ganeshotsav, like she does every year.
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.
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Requesting people to refrain from doing any act that leads to the spread of COVID-19, the civic body, in a release, warned that violators may invite strict action under relevant sections of the Epidemic Act 1897, the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and the Indian Penal Code.
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.
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'On this day, recollecting all our divine memories, we paid obeisance to our father's beloved deity -- Lord Ganesha -- to bestow on all of us the happiness and joy and to remove all hurdles and obstacles throughout this journey of mortal life.'
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The finance ministry on Monday said the recent raid on perfume trader Peeyush Jain's house in Kanpur, from where more than Rs 177 cr unaccounted cash was unearthed, was the "biggest ever seizure of cash" by an enforcement agency. The December 26 raid, which resulted in Jain's arrest, included searches at Jain's residential/factory premises in Kannauj, where about Rs 17 crore in cash have been recovered, the ministry said in a release. Further searches are underway at Jain's residential/factory premises in Kannauj.
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The searches since December 22, which resulted in Jain's arrest, also included searches at the trader's residential/factory premises in Kannauj, wherein about Rs 17 crore in cash, 23 kg of gold and 600 kg sandalwood oil having a market value of about Rs 6 crore have been recovered, the ministry said in a release.
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Rediff readers sent us these pictures of Ganpati celebrations at their home.
The 10-day Ganpati festival has commenced with devotees welcoming home Lord Ganesha with much fanfare!
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Welcoming Ganpati home, Bollywood style!
Ganpati Bappa Morya pudhchya varshi laukariya!
Sachin's mother gifted him the lord Ganesha's idol. Taking to Twitter, Tendulkar wrote: "Started my day by taking blessings from my Mother. Sharing a photo of Ganpati Bappa that she gifted me. Absolutely priceless."
He also said that infrastructure development in the country in the last eight years has been done with a human touch.
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This year, Lalbaughcha Raja is back and will give darshan to His devotees from September 10 to September 19.
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Ranbir joined filmmaker Imtiaz Ali as they prayed for good luck and their upcoming film Rockstar.
Ranbir joined filmmaker Imtiaz Ali as they prayed for good luck and their upcoming film Rockstar.
