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Mumbai Ganesh Visarjan 2026 traffic advisory: Check roads closure timings, routes to avoid, parking spots, alternate roads should take to reach your destination on time

Ganesh Visarjan 2026 traffic advisory: Check road closures, diversions and alternate routes for September 25, including Juhu, Girgaon, Dadar, Malad, Kurla, Mulund and Chembur.

The Economic Times · 9h ago

Visarjan at Girgaum Chowpatty: Best Viewing Points, Peak Hours and the Crowd Reality

The Beach Is Not One PlaceGirgaum Chowpatty stretches roughly 1.2 kilometres from the Taraporevala Aquarium end near Marine Lines to the Wilson College end near Charni Road. Most first-time visitors treat it as a single destination and walk into the centre of the crowd without a plan. The beach is…

Times Life · Sep 23

One-Day Pandal Route Through Lalbaug, Parel and Girgaum: The Mandals Worth the Walk in Mumbai

Start at Lalbaug: The Anchor StopLalbaug cha Raja is the obvious beginning, and for once the obvious choice is correct. The mandal has operated since 1934, and the idol here draws queues that can run six to eight hours for close darshan. Do not attempt close darshan on this route,…

Times Life · Sep 19

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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

Lalbaugcha Raja 2026 darshan time, VIP Pass, ticket price, charan sparsh timing, live streaming and how to reach

Lalbaugcha Raja 2026 darshan will begin with Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14 and continue until Anant Chaturdashi on September 25. Here’s a complete guide to darshan timings, Mukh Darshan, Charan Sparsh, VIP pass and ticket prices, live streaming and the best ways to reach the famous Mumbai Ganpati pandal.

The Economic Times · Sep 12

Travelling Into Mumbai for Ganeshotsav: Trains, Road Closures and Where to Stay

Why Mumbai's Transport Grid Shifts Completely During GaneshotsavGaneshotsav does not just add crowds to Mumbai, it reorganises the city. The ten-day festival, anchored by massive public Ganesh installations called sarvajanik mandals, draws lakhs of visitors from Maharashtra and beyond, and the municipal corporation responds by closing or restricting vehicle movement…

Times Life · Sep 8

'Lalbaug Ka Raja will be taken to Gujarat': Sanjay Raut swipes at BJP

Raut then expressed his concerns that the BJP might even move the Ganesh festival celebrations to Gujarat. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 9, 2024

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Mumbai: Live acts, music and clouds of gulal will engulf Ganpati immersion at Anant Chaturdashi on Thursday

MUMBAI: With heavy hearts, devotees will bid farewell to their beloved deity Lord Ganesh at Anant Chaturdashi on Thursday. Massive visarjan processions will head from Lalbaug-Parel for the Girgaum Chowpatty seafront, starting with the Mumbaicha Raja of Ganesh Gully at 8.00 am followed by Lalbaugcha Raja.

The Times of India · Sep 27, 2023

Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja receives donations over Rs 1 crore in 2 days of Ganesh Chaturthi

Mumbai’s famous Lalbaugcha Raja Mandal received donations of over Rs one crore in two days of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 22, 2023

Mumbai: 19-year-old labourer found dead in under-construction building in Lalbaugh

A 19-year-old boy was found dead on the 12th floor of an under-construction building in the Lalbaug area, police informed on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 14, 2023

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