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'Border cha Raja' Ganesh idol leaves Mumbai for temple in J-K's Poonch

Isher, whose NGO supports the causes of soldiers, said she installs the Ganpati idol in Pooch for the safety of the soldiers and their families

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Photo used for representational purpose. File pic/Pradeep Dhivar

Photo used for representational purpose. File pic/Pradeep Dhivar

With Ganesh Chaturthi around the corner, a woman is taking with her idol of Lord Ganesha called 'India-Pakistan Border cha Raja' to be placed at a temple near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. 

This is not the first time the idol for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival is being transported to Poonch from Mumbai. Kiranbala Isher, also known as 'Ishwar Didi' has been doing it for over the last six years, under the banner of her NGO 'Progressive Nation'.  Isher, whose NGO supports the causes of soldiers, said she installs the Ganpati idol in Pooch for the safety of the soldiers and their families.

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