Mumbai Welcomes Lord Ganesh With Devotion As Annual Festival Commences
With The 10-Day Festival Starting On Tuesday And Final Touches Being Made To Pandals And Homes, Mumbai Is Awash In Devotion As It Prepares To Welcome Lord Ganesh’s Yearly Return.
The City Civic Body Announced On Monday That 2,729 “Local Ganeshotsav Mandals” Have Been Given Permission To Hold Public Ganesh Celebrations By Erecting “Pandals.”
A Special Drive That Included Inspecting Pandal Grounds, Idol Immersion Routes, And Spots Was Conducted To Finish Up Festival Preparations.
Over 13,750 Police Officers Have Been Stationed In The City To Maintain Security During The Festival, Which Will Draw Thousands Of People To Pandals Over The Course Of Ten Days.
He Revealed On Monday That They Are Made Up Of 15 Deputy Commissioners, 2,024 Officers With Ranks Ranging From Sub-Inspector To Assistant Commissioner, And 11,726 Constables.
The Traffic Police Announced A Number Of Actions To Ensure A Smooth Flow Of Traffic Throughout The City, Including A Ban On Heavy Vehicles On Specific Days.
On September 21, 24, 26, And 29, The Use Of Heavy Trucks And Private Buses Will Be Prohibited In South Mumbai. All Heavy Vehicles May Run Between The Hours Of Midnight And Seven In The Morning From September 19 To 29, With The Exception Of South Mumbai On September 21, 24, 25, And 29.
More Than 13,700 Police Officers Will Be On Duty In Mumbai During The Ganesh Festival. It Will Take Several Days For Heavy Vehicles To Pass.
According To The Official, Plans Will Be Made For More Police Personnel And A Larger Police Presence On Immersion Day (September 28).
With Lord Ganesh Idols Being Placed In Pandals And Homes, Ganesh Celebrations Are The Most Popular In Mumbai.
Ganesh Mandals In Mumbai Have Gone All Out With The Themes For The Pandals, Covering Everything From The Debut Of Chandrayaan-3 To Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir.
Mumbai Residents Have Been Swarming The City’s Well-Known Shopping Areas At Dadar, Crawford Market, And Lohar Chawl To Buy Festival-Related Decorations, Flowers, And Puja Supplies, Among Other Items.
The City’s Ganesh Mandals Have Created Fascinating Thematic Decorations For Their Pandals, So This Year’s Visitors Are In For A Visual Treat.
The 350th Anniversary Of The Coronation Of The Warrior-King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, The Chandrayaan-3 Launch, The Ayodhya Ram Temple, And Other Pandal-Themed Events Will All Be On Display For Pandal-Hoppers To See.
The Majority Of The Large Mandals Have Already Transported Their Idols To The Pandals In Elaborate Processions Over The Past Few Weeks, But On Tuesday, Household ‘Bappas’ Will Return Home To The Sounds Of Drums And Joyful Chants.
Many Devotees Are Anticipated To Travel To Lalbaug In Central Mumbai To See Lalbaugcha Raja, One Of The City’s Most Well-Known Ganeshas. Next In Line Is The GSB Seva Mandal’s Ganpati In Matunga, Which Is Regarded As The Richest And Most Magnificent.
In Chinchpokli, Ganesh Gully, And Tejukaya, There Are Additional Well-Known Ganesh Mandals.
In Addition To These, Visitors Can View The 45-Foot-Tall Ganesha In Girgaum’s Khetwadi Neighborhood, Which Is The Tallest In The City.
Source – By Republic TV Via Dailyhunt