Mumbai Daily

  The 10 day festival of Ganesha was just concluded in India. To view images on this theme from around the world or to participate ...

'Ganapati Bappa Morya' (Praise the Lord) are the cries that Mumbai will reverberate today with, to mark the end of the Lord Ganesh ...

The Festival of the elephant headed God 'Lord Ganesh' began in Mumbai in right earnest on the 23Aug09. Have presented a collage to ...

Thousands of Ganesh idols of various sizes are taken for immersion in huge processions with devotees dancing all along the route to the imme...

Flowers being woven into garlands to decorate the Gods. The festival is bonding time for the ladies of an extended family.

Aarti , ãrti , arathi' Aarthi or ãrati is a Hindu ritual, in which light from wicks soaked in ghee (purified butter) or camphor ...

Smaller idols are worshipped at home. The pictures beside the idol are those of Lord Ganesh's parents. His father's name is Lord Shi...

The drummers announcing the arrival of Ganpati Bappa or Ganesh

'Ganpati Bappa Morya - Welcome home Ganpati (Lord of good things/times) The Ganesh idol being brought in a truck with great fanfare on t...

Heres a bright one! In the cities these statues are made of Plaster of Paris. In the rural areas they are made of clay.

Heres one with intricate designs....

One of the bigger ones awaiting completion...

Here again, idols in different stages of completion with a few ready to be housed.

Ganesh statues or idols in various stages of completion..

The making of the idols of Lord Ganesh has begun in Mumbai in right earnest. Ganesh or Ganapati as this elephant headed God is known, is one...