Lalbaugcha Raja, also called Navasacha Ganpati or wish-fulfilling Ganesha, is the most visited Ganesh mandal in Mumbai.
With only a few days left for Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees from Surat decided to take The Lord of New Beginnings to the Gujarat city by train from the Mumbai Central station on Sunday, September 1, 2024.
Mumbai's famous organiser in Ganesh Galli on Tuesday decided to bring in a four-feet idol instead of a larger than life, 22-feet idol.
Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani joins the Patkar family as they say goodbye to Lord Ganesha.
The Kumars, like everyone else in Mumbai, are celebrating Ganesh Utsav with dance, excitement, food and of course, prayer.
'The Dravidian movement was started for the Hindus who were rejected by the upper castes.'
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Pankaja Munde of the BJP -- Dhananjay Munde's cousin -- has been made the guardian minister of Jalna district.
Facebook turns 21 today, February 4. Most early Facebookers have migrated to other social media platforms, but A Ganesh Nadar continues to live on Facebook as he notes 'Real life friends are really not welcome on Facebook as they know that last summer when you said you were in Belgium you were actually in Belgaum'.
Ganesh Chaturthi is here and everyone from Sachin Tendulkar to Ajinkya Rahane and Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter to extend their greetings to fans and followers on the auspicious occasion.
'As on August 25, 94,753 Govindas have been insured.' 'This number is expected to rise further, as proposals for 5,000 to 8,000 Govindas are received daily.'
Offer Lord Ganesh a wholesome kheer made from almond milk, brown rice and jaggery.
Saravanan scores with his Telugu directorial debut. Ram and Kajal act well in this cute love story where 26 children entertain the audience in a natural way.
Telugu actor Ram on his upcoming film opposite Kajal Agarwal.
Equity mutual funds witnessed a remarkable surge in inflows to nearly Rs 4 lakh crore in 2024, more than double the amount recorded in the preceding year, reflecting strong investor confidence and a continued shift towards long-term investing, particularly through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs).
Two damaged idols were found inside the well of the Bhasma Shankar temple in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was reopened last week after being shut for 46 years. The temple, which houses an idol of Lord Hanuman and a Shivling, was reopened on December 13 after authorities stumbled upon the covered structure during an anti-encroachment drive. The idols, a Lakshmi idol and a Parvati idol, were found in the well, which authorities had planned to reopen. The district administration has written to the Archaeological Survey of India for carbon dating of the temple, including the well.
Eight years ago, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain had narrated how his father Alla Rakha had welcomed him into this world by putting the musical instrument's rhythms into his ears when asked to recite prayers.
A special court in Thane, India, has acquitted six individuals, including a former corporator, in an extortion case. The court cited "lack of evidence" and "procedural lapses" by the prosecution, as well as "unreliable testimonies" of witnesses, as reasons for granting the accused the benefit of doubt.
Home Minister Amit A Shah took a break from his frenetic governmental and political decision making to worship at the famed Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati pandal in Mumbai.
Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday demanded that Chief Justice India D Y Chandrachud recuse himself from the cases tied to the disqualification petitions concerning rebel Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party MLAs.
Travelling from South India to Kashmir in December was magical for Ganesh Nadar as he feasted his eyes on the beauty of the snow-capped Himalayas.
We asked three young singers to share their favourite Lord Ganesha bhajans.
Shiv Sena's Dadaji Bhuse is the new school education minister while Uday Samant continues to be the industries minister.
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Here are some glimpses of the thousands of devotees who have lined the roads though which Lalbaugcha Raja, one of Mumbai's most famed Ganeshas, is being taken for immersion at Girgaon, Chowpatty, in south Mumbai.
The famous Lalbaug Ganesh of Mumbai being taken to the mandap on Monday.
Triptii Dimri wowed everyone when she danced to her new song Mere Mehboob from her latest film, Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video, at a promotional event.
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.
Ganesh's first directorial venture is all set to hit the screens.
Karnataka to face Services in men's doubles tennis final
The strike by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) employees for salary hike and other demands entered the second day on Wednesday, which continued to cripple the services and cause inconvenience to lakhs of passengers, especially ahead of the Ganesh festival.
Two Kannada films Eno Onthara and Huduga Hudugi starring the two actors are releasing on the same day.
Here are a few Ganesh pandals modelled after Chandrayaan-2.
Style tips to feel like royalty during the festive season.
Ajay Sharma, the chief of Sanatan Rakshak Dal, had on Wednesday said they have removed Sai Baba's idol from 14 temples so far, including the idol of Sai Baba at the Bada Ganesh temple in Lohatia.
Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa have a lot to be grateful for this year, and they bow down to Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja to offer their prayers of thanks and to seek his blessings.
With Ganesh Chaturthi here, we take a look at what awaits the devotees at Mumbai's oldest Ganpati pandals.
According to the official, an electric bus on Route 66 (from Ballard Pier in south Mumbai) was on its way to Rani Laxmibai Chowk in Sion when the incident occurred.
'It's better if everyone uses eco-friendly Ganesha idols.'
The opposition Congress took a strong objection, saying while common citizens have to wait in queues for hours to take 'darshan' of the deity, VIPs were allowed entry into the sanctum sanctorum despite a ban.
