IN PHOTOS: Devotees transport an idol of Lord Ganesha from workshop in Mumbai

Updated On: 15 August, 2023 02:42 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Devotees of lord Ganesha were on Tuesday seen transporting an idol of Lord Ganesh from a workshop through busy traffic in Parel area of the city ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. Pics/Shadab Khan

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The idol is meant for the forthcoming festival Ganesha Chaturthi, a ten-day long event which is celebrated all over India. Pic/Shadab Khan

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During the Ganpati festival, that is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha, idols of the Hindu deity are worshipped at hundreds of pandals before they are immersed into water bodies

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The Ganesh Utsav festival celebrated for a period of 10 days, will conclude as Ganesha Visarjan

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Ganesh Chaturthi will begin on September 19 this year. The day is observed as the birthday of Lord Ganesha. Ganesh Chaturdashi, also called as Vinayak Chaturdashi or Ganesh Utsav, is an important Hindu festival

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The festival in honour of Lord Ganesh is celebrated with much pomp and zeal in several states of the country

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The festival is dedicated to Lord Ganesh, who is the god of wisdom, prosperity, and good fortune

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IN PHOTOS: Devotees transport an idol of Lord Ganesha from workshop in Mumbai

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