News for 'Visarjan'

PIX: Aishwarya visits Lalbaugcha Raja

PIX: Aishwarya visits Lalbaugcha Raja

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

Take a look at the pictures.

'To make a Bollywood film is not easy'

'To make a Bollywood film is not easy'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

'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.'

Is this Alia's way to Ranbir's heart?

Is this Alia's way to Ranbir's heart?

Rediff.com3 Jul 2018

Guess which superstar is writing his autobiography? Bolly Gupshup with Subhash K Jha.

Salman, Shilpa bid farewell to Lord Ganesha

Salman, Shilpa bid farewell to Lord Ganesha

Rediff.com14 Sep 2010

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.

PHOTOS: Mumbai's fond farewell to Bappa

PHOTOS: Mumbai's fond farewell to Bappa

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

After 10 days of joy and celebrations, amidst much security Mumbaikars said goodbye to its favourite Lord Ganesha.

#InstaStories: Shilpa Shetty's favourite Ganpati moment

#InstaStories: Shilpa Shetty's favourite Ganpati moment

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

In this series, InstaStories, we let pictures on social media tell their beautiful back stories.

Ranbir, Priyanka's divine outing

Ranbir, Priyanka's divine outing

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.

Ganpati Bappa Morya! India's favourite deity is back

Ganpati Bappa Morya! India's favourite deity is back

Rediff.com1 Sep 2019

As India all set to welcome Ganapati Bappa, we bring you snapshots of the many forms of the elephant-headed deity.

When Bollywood hailed Ganpati Bappa Morya

When Bollywood hailed Ganpati Bappa Morya

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

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.

PIX: Salman, Hrithik, Shilpa Shetty's Ganpati celebrations

PIX: Salman, Hrithik, Shilpa Shetty's Ganpati celebrations

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Several Bollywood A-listers took part in Ganpati Visarjan celebrations on September 10 in Mumbai.

Images: Celebrities' day Out

Images: Celebrities' day Out

Rediff.com4 Sep 2009

A round-up of what celebs around the world are upto.

PHOTO: Vivek Oberoi sweeps Juhu beach!

PHOTO: Vivek Oberoi sweeps Juhu beach!

Rediff.com19 Sep 2013

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

IN PIX: Mumbai's exuberant farewell to Gauri, Ganesh

IN PIX: Mumbai's exuberant farewell to Gauri, Ganesh

Rediff.com24 Sep 2012

Mumbai on Sunday performed Gauri Visarjan as part of the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Goddess Gauri or Gowri is another name for Ganesha's mother goddess Parvati.

Don't miss! STUNNING images of sindoor khela

Don't miss! STUNNING images of sindoor khela

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera brings you these visuals from the Bengali Hindu tradition as part of Durga pooja celebrations in Mumbai.

PIX: Bollywood welcomes Ganpati home

PIX: Bollywood welcomes Ganpati home

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

Film folk are celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi by welcoming Lord Ganesha home.

PIX: Shilpa Shetty visits Andhericha Raja

PIX: Shilpa Shetty visits Andhericha Raja

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

The actress was accompanied by her parents.

This Ganpati is edible, so nothing goes waste

This Ganpati is edible, so nothing goes waste

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Rintu Rathod's chocolate Ganpati may not meet with everyone's approval. But that does not deter her.

Devotees bid farewell to Ganpati Bappa

Devotees bid farewell to Ganpati Bappa

Rediff.com13 Sep 2019

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.

Must see! Ganpati celebrations at Mumbai's oldest pandal

Must see! Ganpati celebrations at Mumbai's oldest pandal

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

A sneak peek into how residents of the Keshavji Naik Chawl in Girgaum, Mumbai, welcome Lord Ganesha.

Ganesh fest begins; devotees open heart to welcome God

Ganesh fest begins; devotees open heart to welcome God

Rediff.com2 Sep 2019

As the festival began on Monday morning, idols of different shapes and sizes of the elephant-headed God, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and considered as a symbol of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune, were installed at the sarvanjik (community) mandals and at homes by devotees.

First look: Lord Ganesh will return soon

First look: Lord Ganesh will return soon

Rediff.com6 Sep 2006

The Ganpati from the Lalbaug pandal being taken for immersion

Fly high, sail out with Uber on Valentine's Day

Fly high, sail out with Uber on Valentine's Day

Rediff.com14 Feb 2015

A 20-minute chopper ride over Delhi, followed by lunch comes for Rs 5,000.

'Everybody is here to earn money'

'Everybody is here to earn money'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

'I don't get involved in my movie characters. That's fake. Let's be practical. We get a nice air-conditioned vanity van to sit in, which has lovely fruits and dry fruits. We get to work with lovely ladies. So it is not taxing at all!' Akshay Kumar gets candid.

The Morning After The Deluge

The Morning After The Deluge

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

The worst is over. It is not raining now. The forecast says it will, but the sun is shining outside the office window - that, and the way Mumbaikars opened their homes, offices and hearts is reason to cheer.

'Fate had a way of pulling them together'

'Fate had a way of pulling them together'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

Love has made me a poet, Rahul thought. He could think about her all day long. Sometimes, she entertained his dreams. He did not wish to wait until after Ganesh Visarjan to see her again.

After the immersion, Mumbaikars join hands to clean beaches

After the immersion, Mumbaikars join hands to clean beaches

Rediff.com18 Sep 2016

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.

These lifeguards keep watch over Mumbai's Ganesh devotees

These lifeguards keep watch over Mumbai's Ganesh devotees

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

As Mumbaities bids adieu to Lord Ganesha on the final day of the festival, Rediff's Hitesh Harisinghani and Satish Bordes speak to lifeguards of city's beaches.

The Ganeshotsav festival's biggest tragedy!

The Ganeshotsav festival's biggest tragedy!

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Ganesh Chaturthi no longer has the power that Lokmanya Tilak had seen in it way back in 1893 -- the power of bringing people together. This, say 83-year-old Vinaysheela Govilkar and 19-year-old Arnav Thakker, is the festival's biggest tragedy.

Goodbye Ganesha... it's not easy to let You go

Goodbye Ganesha... it's not easy to let You go

Rediff.com31 Aug 2014

Vikki Khanna and his family allow us to share the joys and the sorrow of these beautiful last moments, as they prepare to bid adieu to Lord Ganesha.

Clear roads of cars, attend to patients: BMC lists priorities to restore Mumbai

Clear roads of cars, attend to patients: BMC lists priorities to restore Mumbai

Rediff.com30 Aug 2017

The civic authorities have moved to clear roads which have become slushy and strewn with garbage, and are also gearing up to tackle rush of patients in municipal hospitals.

Govt moves to clean Ganges; no remains to be immersed in holy river

Govt moves to clean Ganges; no remains to be immersed in holy river

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

With the Government actively looking for ways to check pollution in river Ganga, Union Water Resource Minister Uma Bharti on Monday said immersion of mortal remains would not be allowed on the banks of the holy river.

After the immersion, operation clean-up begins with devotion

After the immersion, operation clean-up begins with devotion

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

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.

'Bappa will be back in another 365 days, na?'

'Bappa will be back in another 365 days, na?'

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com sets out to discover a group of murti makers in Mumbai for who life comes to a halt with visarjan.

Meet the man who sculpts Lalbaugcha Raja

Meet the man who sculpts Lalbaugcha Raja

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

The Kambli family has been crafting the idol for Mumbai's most famous Ganesha pandal, Lalbaugcha Raja, since 1935.

10 Crazy Things Bollywood loves to do in Rains!

10 Crazy Things Bollywood loves to do in Rains!

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

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6 ways to make Lord Ganesha happy

6 ways to make Lord Ganesha happy

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

This Ganesh Chaturthi, pledge to do these things do if you really want to please Lord Ganesha

BJP leader: 'Jagan won't be spared'

BJP leader: 'Jagan won't be spared'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

'The BJP will take time to come to power in Andhra.'

7 Facts Sanju doesn't tell you

7 Facts Sanju doesn't tell you

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

Sanju is a blockbuster, but did it get all its facts correct? yed Firdaus Ashraf reveals seven facts Director Rajkumar Hirani overlooked in Sanju.

20 Things We Love About Satya

20 Things We Love About Satya

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

Celebrating one of Bollywood's finest cult classics, as it turns 20.

'We can go hungry, but bringing Ganesha home is mandatory'

'We can go hungry, but bringing Ganesha home is mandatory'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2014

They live on the road under a temporary, plastic roof. But, for 11 days, Lord Ganesha finds a home in their abode.