The city is already in high gear for the Ganesh festival beginning from Friday, August 29. We see Ganpati idols making their way to pandals all across the city. Frenzied preparations have begun in homes and shops as people get ready to welcome the elephant God.

Pandals, both big and small are in the last throes of preparation, for what is promising to be a hi-octane Ganeshotsav, especially before the assembly elections. Roads are already crowded with worshippers and revellers. Buses and trains going towards the Konkan are all booked with people leaving the city to mark Ganeshotsav in their hometowns.