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How to Wear a Nauvari Saree for Ten Hours of Ganeshotsav Without the Draping Coming Undone

Start with the right fabric and a petticoat that gripsA silk Nauvari looks spectacular in photographs and falls apart by the second aarti. For a ten-hour Ganeshotsav day, choose a cotton or cotton-silk blend, the weave has enough texture to hold its own tucks without sliding. Pure silk on a…

Times Life · Sep 18

What Nobody Tells the New Bahu About Ganeshotsav: Ten Days of Rituals and Being Watched

The watching begins before the idol arrivesThe modak tray goes to the left or the right, you're not sure which, and someone in the kitchen notices that you're not sure. Nobody says anything. That's the thing about your first Ganeshotsav as a bahu: the corrections rarely come as corrections. They…

Times Life · Sep 18

Lalbaugcha Raja Darshan Queue Guide: Which Line to Join and How Long You Will Actually Wait

Two Queues, Two Very Different ExperiencesLalbaugcha Raja runs two separate darshan queues during Ganeshotsav, and most first-timers don't realise they are choosing between fundamentally different visits until they are already standing in the wrong one. The free queue, officially called the maha darshan or sadharan darshan line, is the one…

Times Life · Sep 18

Mumbai: Man held for making fake bomb call to police control room

MUMBAI: On the eve of Ganeshotsav, a festival that witnesses heavy security arrangements and already has security agencies on their toes, a man dialled the police control room and announced that explosives were being assembled.

The Times of India · Sep 18, 2023

Mumbai all set to welcome its favourite God at Ganesh Chaturthi on Tuesday

MUMBAI: The festival of Ganeshotsav gets off to a colourful start on Tuesday with the morning's installation aarti.

The Times of India · Sep 18, 2023

Mumbai: Aagman yatras to reveal first glimpse of grand Ganesh idols

MUMBAI: Maharashtra's biggest festival of Ganeshotsav will take place after a fortnight from September 19-28. However, in an informal unveiling, devotees will get a first glimpse of the grand, beautiful idols, online and offline, before the actual installation.

The Times of India · Sep 2, 2023

Debate over PoP versus clay idols resurfaces ahead of Ganeshotsav

MUMBAI: As the Ganesh festival arrives September 19-28, the BMC has renewed its efforts to implement the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) ban on plaster of paris (PoP) idols. The state government had permitted relaxation twice -- once owing to the Covid lockdown, and secondly, after mandals sought more time…

The Times of India · Jul 20, 2023

Curtain comes down on Ganeshotsav in Hubballi

Ganesh Mandals take out grand and colourful immersion processions in which people of all age groups participate

The Hindu · Sep 9, 2022

Ganeshotsav: traffic restrictions on Monday

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The Hindu · Sep 4, 2022

Mumbai: Chinchpokli Ganpati mandal volunteers beat visitor

MUMBAI: An unsavoury incident marred weekend Ganeshotsav festivity at the Chinchpokli cha Chintamani Ganesh pandal in Parel.

The Times of India · Sep 4, 2022