Today, September 1, marked the beginning of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival across the country. While in Mumbai, devotees were seen arriving at the Lalbaug Cha Raja pandal to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesh, in Odisha, World-renowned Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture to commemorate the beginning of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Let's join hand, rise to the clarion call of Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi and save our environment. #SayNoToSingleUsePlastic My Sand Art at #Puri beach in Odisha on the auspicious occasion of #GaneshChaturthi . pic.twitter.com/DjVIYkPniI