Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with great pomp and religious fervour across the country.
The 10-day festival will begin on September 19 and will end on September 28 this year.
Over the years, the Ganpati festival, pandals, and Ganesha idols have witnessed a significant evolution. Initially, celebrations were confined to homes, but now they have transformed into grand public events.
Let’s take a look at how the country is celebrating the occasion.
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An artist works on a replica of Shivaji Park beach, ahead of ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival celebrations, at a residential colony in Mumbai, on September 18, 2023.
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Devotees offer prayers in front of the 37-feet tall idol of Hindu god Ganesha during the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival in Chennai on September 18, 2023.
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An artist displays idols Lord Ganesha put on sale ahead of the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival, in Kolkata,on September 18, 2023.
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A 63 feet eco-friendly clay Khairtabad Ganesha idol at a ‘pandal’ for the Ganes Chaturthi celebrations, in Hyderabad, on September 17, 2023.
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Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesha during a procession ahead of the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival, in Nagpur on September 17, 2023.
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People in large numbers gather at Dadar market ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai, on September 17, 2023.
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Devotees carry an idol of Hindu god Ganesha to a ‘pandal’ for the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, in Mumbai, on September 17, 2023.
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Devotees transport the Ganesh idol on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Hyderabad on September 17, 2023.
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A ‘pandal’ themed on ‘Chandrayaan-3’ is made for the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival, in Kolkata, on September 17, 2023.
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People purchase flowers and garlands ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Bengaluru, September 17, 2023.
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Ganesh idols being loaded in to a tractor ahead of Ganesh chaturthi celabrations in Ongole on September 17, 2023.
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Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu deity ‘Ganesha’ during a procession along a street in Mumbai on September 17, 2023, ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
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Heavy traffic Jam around Koyambedu market on September 17 due to Ganesh Festival Celebration.
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A woman artist giving finishing touches with natural clay on Ganesh idol for Ganesh Chaturthi in Vijayawada on September 17, 2023. Demand for eco-friendly Ganesh idols has gone up in Vijayawada and also other parts of NTR and Krishana district .
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A woman seller selling colourful umbrellas ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi in Vijayawada on September 17, 2023. Devotees set these umbrellas over the idols of Lord Ganesha during the festival.
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Vendors selling Ganesh Idols, patri and fruits to be used for Vinayaka Chaviti, in Vijayawada on September 17, a day before Vinayaka Chavithi.
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Devotees offer prayers at the famous Khairatabad Ganesh titled “Sri Dasha Maha Vidya Maha Ganapathi” – 63 feet and weighing about 50 tonnes idol of the clay that is installed at Khairatabad during the festival season of ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’, in Hyderabad on September 16, 2023.
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Devotees transport an idol of Lord Ganesha during a procession ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai, on September 16, 2023.
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An artist gives final touches to the idols of Lord Ganesha ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Bhopal, on Sepember 16, 2023.
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Vendors carry the idols of Lord Ganesha as they place them for sale ahead of the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival, in Bikaner on September 16, 2023.
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Artists give final touches to the idols of Lord Ganesha ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Chittaranjan Park, in New Delhi on September 16, 2023.
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Idols of Lord Ganesha kept for sale ahead of the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival, in Jammu on September 16, 2023.
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An artist gives final touch to the idols of Lord Ganesha ahead of the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival, in Prayagraj on September 16, 2023.
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Police personnel conducted a flag march in the crowded market area ahead of the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival’, in Thane on September 16, 2023.
