The 22-feet tall eco-friendly idol is made entirely of clay.
Meet the people who labor into the night to create idols of the God of Auspicious Beginnings.
Here are some interesting images of the BJP president visiting the popular Lalbaugcha Raja.
'I come from a small town and I never thought I would ever sing professionally or become a playback singer.' 'But I made a career here.'
'What happens at a time like this is that you always look up to someone for inspiration and strength.'
Nothing can salvage the Marjaavaan mess, declares Sukanya Verma.
A round-up of what celebs around the world are upto.
Get Ahead reader Shripad M Deshpande describes how the most benign of all Lords, Ganpati, was given a colourful farewell in Pune's Kasba locality.
A boast by Qateel Siddiqui about making a second attempt to plant a bomb at famous Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati temple prompted jailed gangsters Alok Bhalerao and Sharad Mohol to eliminate him at Yerawada prison near Pune, according to the chargesheet filed by city police in murder of the Indian Mujahideen operative.
There is more to the Lord of Beginnings and Destroyer of Obstacles than intelligence and power. His legends offer lessons in duty, righteousness, kindness and forgiveness.
We bring you some unusual Ganesha themes from Mumbai's Khetwadi.
NCC cadets and hundreds of volunteers, with help of compact excavators and trucks cleaned up Juhu beach this morning, after Ganesh idol immersion along the city coast.
While you are busy making modaks and cleaning the house to welcome Ganesh, here's what you can learn from the Lord of Wisdom about money, says Rajiv Raj
The latest updates from Bollywood.
Rediff readers display their best Ganesha pics
No vehicles will be allowed to enter the assembly premises and all MLAs, including the Speaker, will have to walk down to the House from the main gate.
Not everything the devotees consigned to the sea on Monday at the end of the 11-day Ganpati festival is retained, a lot of it is in fact comes washing up in the tide. Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com speaks to the volunteers involved in the clean-up.
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.
At Ganesh Galli, one of Mumbai's oldest pandals, a team of more than 60 workers came together to create Ayodhya's Ram Mandir.
Devotees across India on Thursday welcomed their most beloved and venerated deity -- Lord Ganesh -- into their homes and community pandals, kickstarting the ten-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations with zeal and devotion.
The television actor lets us in on his stint as a painter and a sculptor.
Snapshots of the many forms of the elephant-headed deity.
'I don't trust these days. Like now, everyone likes Mimi and my phone is constantly ringing. But tomorrow if I make a flop, the opposite will happen.'
The Navy and Coast Guard are rendering necessary assistance at the beaches to ensure that the celebrations pass off smoothly.
One of the oldest and most revered idol of Lord Ganesh, the Lalbaugcha Raja, was unveiled by the Lalbaug Sarvajanik Ganeshostav mandal in Mumbai on Thursday evening, three days before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival start.
'You have come out with a package for the kisan.' 'You have a package for industry.' 'But has anyone addressed the issues concerning small traders?'
Uttam Ghosh and Abhishek Mande travel to Pen, the village where Ganpati idols are traditionally made.
Varun Thakkar Ashok and Chengappa Ganapathy Kelapanda won bronze with a total of 53 after race 15 in the 49er men's event.
Shiv Pande, secretary of the Indo British Association in the North, said the river had been adopted by British Hindus as their own Ganges. The association, which organised the ceremony, aims to promote better understanding between British and Indian people.
Mahesh Vijapurkar on how the celebrations for Mumbai favourite deity is now a combination of crass commerce and politics.
The ten-day-long Ganesh festival begins on September 17.
After spending 10 days with his devotees, Lord Ganesha returns to his abode on Thursday marking the last day of Ganesha visarjan. Rediff.com captures the joy and processions on the last day of the Ganesha festival.
'The entertainment industry is on the verge of a big, big, change over the next few months and years.'
Chants of "Ganpati Bappa Morya, pudchya varshi lavkar ya" rented the air as a procession carrying the biggest idols of the elephant god started from many places.
'How far would I go to fight for what I believe in?' 'If push comes to shove, I'd go a very long way.'
