Mumbai bids farewell to Ganpati Bappa amid rain, bomb threat

Rains and a bomb threat failed to dampen the spirit of devotees of Lord Ganesh in Mumbai as they gathered in large numbers to bid adieu to their beloved deity amid the beating of 'dhol-tasha' and......

Share your photos of Lord Ganpati

Lord Ganesha has arrived once again to a rousing welcome, heralding the beginning of the ten-day-long Ganeshotsav. Rediff.com invites its readers to share their special Ganpati photos. Please mail......

Drones, Coast Guard copter oversee immersion of Lalbaugcha Raja

Thousands of devotees gathered at Girgaon Chowpatty in Mumbai amid rains on Sunday morning to bid farewell to the iconic Lalbaugcha Raja and other idols of the elephant-headed deity, marking......

10-day Ganeshotsav begins in Maharashtra

The 10-day Ganesh festival began in Mumbai, Pune and other parts of Maharashtra on Wednesday, with people enthusiastically welcoming their favourite elephant-headed god into their homes, housing......

Bollywood's Children Welcome Ganpati

The Ganpati festival is as special for children as children are for the Gods themselves. As Lord Ganesha comes home this year, we take a look at how children welcomed Him. Photograph: Kind......

Shilpa-Malaika's Day Out With Ganpati

Shilpa Shetty skipped Ganpati celebrations at home as the family is in mourning over a personal loss. But the actor did step out to pray to Mumbai's famous Lalbaugcha Raja.   Photograph: Kind......

How Karisma-Kareena Celebrated Ganpati

Film folk celebrated Ganpati over the weekend, and posted pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Karisma Kapoor/Instagram Karisma Kapoor celebrated the festival at her father Randhir......

'Ganpati Isn't Just A Festival; It's An Emotion'

'As the sweet fragrance of modak fills the air, we fold our hands and bow down to the God of wisdom.' Social media is full of pictures of movie stars bringing Ganpati home. Photograph: Kind......

PIX: Surya, Rohit welcome Lord Ganesh home

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav and his wife Devisha Shetty pray to Lord Ganesh. Photograph: B Mathur/Reuters India's T20I captain Surykumar Yadav welcomed Lord Ganesh to their residence on the ocassion......

PIX: Tilak seeks Lord Ganesh's blessings; visits Tirupati

Indian cricketer Tilak Varma celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi with his family at his residence in Mumbai on Wednesday. 'Bappa brings us together. Ganpati Bappa Morya. Creating memories with the most......

Tendulkar, Family Worship Lalbaugcha Raja

Photographs and Video: ANI Sachin Tendulkar is an ardent Lord Ganesha devotee. The legendary cricketer makes it a point to visit the renowned Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai every year. On Thursday,......

Only Siraj Clung To Belief. He Made Magic

A 2-2 series result seems fair, for a 1-3 loss would have been cruelly unjust --- especially to Siraj, who bowled 185.3 overs in the series for 23 wickets and never seemed to give up belief.......

'May Lord Ganesha fill your life with success, wisdom'

IMAGE: Cricketer Dinesh Karthik holds his twin sons Kabir and Zian as they pray to Lord Ganesh at home. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dinesh Karthik/X On the holy and auspicious occassion of Ganesh......