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Ganesh Festival

14 die in Maharashtra, seven in Haryana during Ganesh idol immersion ceremony

The idols were immersed as the ten-day long festival of Ganesh Chaturthi ended on Friday.

Scroll Staff
· Sep 10, 2022 · 03:17 pm
Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: Date, significance and importance of the festival

Ganesh Chaturthi also called Vinayaka Chaturthi falls on 2nd September this year in 2019. Know the history, significance and ritual of this festival.

Scroll Staff
· Aug 30, 2019 · 03:51 pm
As Ganesh comes to Mumbai, the environmental debate over clay versus plaster of Paris continues

Each year, 200,000 idols – the majority of them made of non-biodegradable PoP – are immersed in the city at the end of the festival.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
· Sep 15, 2018 · 01:30 pm

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As High Court cracks down on Mumbai’s intrusive Ganesh pandals, organisers express defiance

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the festival sites must not block traffic or pedestrian paths, but organisers have declared that they will celebrate as usual this September.

Aarefa Johari
· Jul 20, 2015 · 01:30 pm