In awe

Watching the mega Ganapati idol being carted from the workshop in Parel.

Dharavachi cha Raja

'King of Dharavi' getting ready to roll out from the workshop in Parel.

Inside Outside

People waiting outside the gates of the Khatu Ganesha workshop, Parel, to get a glimpse of the huge Ganesha idols being rolled out to the Pandals in different parts of the city.

Moving idol

Moving the Ganesha idol with a forklift in the Ganapati workshop in Parel.

Finishing touches

Finishing touches being given to the Ganesha idol in the workshop in Bandra west.

Sarvajanik Ganesha

Sarvajanik (of the people, by the people and for the people) Ganesha in Bandra east. Locals have contributed towards the festivities including the cost of the idol. This happens all over Mumbai. It was started by Lokmanya Tilak in the 1890s as a means to unite people and mobilise them for the Indian Freedom struggle.

Monochrome mania

Lord Ganesha coming home. The Ganesha festival begins today and ranges from a day to eleven days, very user friendly.

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Ganapati bappa

One of the Ganesha idols in the workshop in Bandra west.

Ganapati bappa morya!!

Ganesh utsav (festival) begins today with cries of Ganapati Bappa Morya!!

Ganapati bappa

Lord Ganesha idol getting ready for the festive season beginning on 18th September. This is in a workshop in Bandra west.

Our world

 

Yesterday was Ganesh Chaturthi - a day when varying sized idols of Lord Ganesha (elephant headed God) were brought home and in community spaces for a celebration ranging from one to ten days and cries of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya' rent the air in Mumbai.

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A Ganesha devotee dancing in bliss at the just concluded celebrations of Ganesha Utsav in Mumbai.

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