An official statement said that various departments under the Cultural Affairs Department have organised multiple activities, programmes, celebrations and competitions for the upcoming festival

A police personnel captures a Ganpati idol on his mobile phone

An idol leaves from a Parel workshop 

The 10-day festival will end on September 6 with grand visarjans across the city

 

The grandeur of the festival has now spread beyond Maharashtra, being celebrated in Gujarat, Telangana, Delhi, and even abroad

Devotees burst crackers as an idol is being taken to a Parel pandal

The Maharashtra government will hold lecture series, spiritual theatre festivals, drone shows, release of commemorative postal stamps, beautification of prominent localities and grand illumination displays, adding to the magnificence of the Maha Ganeshotsav

Devotees carry a Ganpati idol in Parel, with the monorail forming a unique backdrop

Ganpati idol takes the form of Krishna Avatar in Lalbaug

For the 'Rajya Mahotsav', the government has launched a portal for the devotees. At MSRDC office in suburban Mumbai's Bandra, Shelar launched the anthem "Aala re aala… Rajya Mahotsav aala…" along with the portal ganeshotsav.pldmka.co.in

For public mandals, the Mumbai civic body has launched a single-window online permission system for pandal approvals. Since the launch of this portal on July 21, more than 1,150 mandals have received permission for pandals

Young devotees wait at the window to convey their special prayers to their beloved Bappa

Traffic police personnel make diversions amid the processions in Lalbaug. The area sees many big idols, including the wish-fulfilling Lalbaugcha Raja

Public Ganesh mandal volunteers have received emergency management training to ensure smooth conduct of festivities

Meanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced extensive preparations to ensure a safe and environmentally conscious Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 celebrations

The Maharashtra Government has declared Ganesh Chaturthi the state festival and the celebrations will be scaled up this year

A Ganpati idol on its way to the pandal in Byculla