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    From Mumbai to Delhi, Lord Ganesha visits your city

    Synopsis

    The Covid-19 protocols kept devotees away from the public pandals.

    Unprecedented crowd at Khairatabad Ganpati pandal​ (Pic: Venkat Apparao) ​Agencies
    Unprecedented crowd at Khairatabad Ganpati pandal (Pic: Venkat Apparao)
    Depicting the complete circle of life, Lord Ganesha’s journey on Earth right from the birth till it is time to bid goodbye is celebrated annually with great festive fervour in India.
    In the Year 2021, Covid-19 protocols kept devotees away from the public pandals and yet the devotion has been palpable.

    Here’s a glimpse from your city...

    IN INDORE
    (Pic: Pravin Barnale)Agencies
    (Pic: Pravin Barnale)
    Priests applying vermillion to 25 feet high Lord Ganesha idol at Bada Ganpati Temple ahead of 10 days long Ganesha festival. 121 years old Bada Ganpati decorate by 25 kg vermillion and 15kg ghee in 10 days.

    IN SURAT
    (Pic: Gaurang Joshi)Agencies
    (Pic: Gaurang Joshi)
    Devotees taking Ganpati Bappa to the Pandal with great devotion and fervour on occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in Surat, while following SoP of Covid-19 Guidelines, with limited number of devotees allowed.

    IN PUNE
    (Pic: Ashish Gupta)Agencies
    (Pic: Ashish Gupta)
    Devotees immerse their one and half days Ganpati Idols in the artificial water tank in

    IN DELHI
    (Pic: Ajay Kumar Gautam)Agencies
    (Pic: Ajay Kumar Gautam)
    Delhi celebrated this year’s Ganpati with live streamed darshans & smaller, sanitised pandal

    IN MUMBAI
    (Pic: Uma Kadam)Agencies
    (Pic: Uma Kadam)
    An artificial pond was created by the Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation for Ganesh idol visarjan at Hedagewar ground in Vileparle East, in Mumbai
    ( Originally published on Sep 16, 2021 )
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