Maharastrians also celebrate the festival with great enthusiasm.
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The Bombay High Court, earlier this week had said that it would issue contempt notices to all those political parties, trusts and organisations which set up pandals during “Dahi Handi” and Ganesh Chaturthi festivals without securing permission and flouted noise pollution rules.
The star khandhan brought home an eco-friendly Ganesh and sent out an invite to all Bollywood celebrities inviting them to their home on 17th and 18th of September.
However, many celebs have wished and offer prayer to Ganesha. He was accompanied by his family. Some other states where large processions are also present include Goa, Gujurat, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
It may be mentioned that there is a plan to construct 50,000 houses for the poor in the city with the assistance from the sate and the Centre.
Former MP Vilas Muttemwar took this opportunity to greet the citizens of Nagpur. In recent years, Ganesh Chaturthi has become more popular and expanded in other states and countries where Hindus reside. We hold a puja in our office, which is where most of my time goes in.
Preparations for the celebrations began last evening with construction and factory workers decorating their worksites and setting up altars.
“I hope that the festival will bring peace, harmony and prosperity in people’s life”, he added. His blessings are often invoked at religious ceremonies as he is the one who can remove all obstacles to success, particularly when people are starting a new business or enterprise. “Issues like farmers’ suicides, etc can be addressed using this festival”.
Additional CP, crime, Swati Lakra said that SHE teams would be deployed to ensure safety of women devotees. While city residents are busy purchasing idols of Ganesh, the Marathi community living in the city will be celebrating the festival in the authentic way. In this showcase, we feature some of the wonderful designs of statues and idols during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, and share greetings for prosperity and good luck with our readers!
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In US , Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated by various associations of people from India. “Well it is addressing a social issue!”
