With bright lighting and blaring music, celebrations at most Ganpati pandals in the city scream high voltage. It might not be long before the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) pulls the plug on at least some of them, however, with the undertaking now cracking down on mandals using illegal electricity supply during the festival.

Ganpati mandals use electricity to power lights and loudspeakers at the various pandals during Ganeshotsav. PIC for representation/Suresh KK