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On the first day of Ganesh festival, A ritual was performed in Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapathi Temple in budhwarpeth.Express Photo By Pavan Khengre.
Bakers at Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana prepared a Ganpati idols with chocolate to celebrate the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. The idol will be immersed in milk for Ganesh Visarjan and chocolate milkshake will be served to underprivileged children.Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh
Workers of Nagarkar Talim Ganesh Mandal have decided to install idol within the existing premises rather than erecting a pandal on Laxmi Road like every year. After the installation, an arati was performed by maintaining social distancing. Express Photo by Pavan khengre.
Amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Maharashtra government has urged people to celebrate Ganeshotsav, beginning from Saturday, in a low-key manner and avoid crowding.
Ganesh Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha, son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, who is considered the vignaharta or obstacle-remover.
In the guidelines, the govt said said the heights of Lord Ganesh idols installed by sarvajanik (community) mandals and at household-level should be limited to 4 ft and 2 ft, respectively, this year.
In Pune, several mandals have installed idols in temples or in simple small eco-friendly pandals.
Mandals are also planning to activate an open link on their respective websites and social media pages for devotees to view the Ganpati darshan and daily aartis (prayers) from within the safety of their homes.
In Pune, the city police has said that its key focus will be to ensure that there is no crowding anywhere.
