"Ganpati Bappa Morya", PM Modi extends greetings on occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended greetings to the people on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. 
The ten-day-long celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi began today. 
Taking to 'X', PM Modi wrote, "Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to the countrymen! Ganpati Bappa Morya!"
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1703967535266517333
In another 'X' post, he wrote, "Greetings to my family members across the country on Ganesh Chaturthi. May this holy festival associated with the worship of Vighnaharta-Vinayak bring good luck, success and prosperity in the lives of all of you. Ganpati Bappa Morya!". 

देशभर के मेरे परिवारजनों को गणेश चतुर्थी की मंगलकामनाएं। विघ्नहर्ता-विनायक की उपासना से जुड़ा यह पावन उत्सव आप सभी के जीवन में सौभाग्य, सफलता और संपन्नता लेकर आए। गणपति बाप्पा मोरया! pic.twitter.com/h3u3ltDcVH

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 19, 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also took to 'X and extended greetings on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. 
"Heartfelt greetings to all the countrymen on the holy festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. I pray to 'Vighnaharta- Shri Ganpati Bappa' for your good luck", Shah wrote in an 'X' post. 

समस्त देशवासियों को श्री गणेश चतुर्थी के पावन पर्व की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
मैं विघ्नहर्ता श्री गणपति बप्पा से आप सभी के मंगल की कामना करता हूँ।

गणपति बप्पा मोरया। pic.twitter.com/6qQvzHVUJO

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 19, 2023

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also greeted the people on the occasion. 

मुख्यमंत्री एकनाथ शिंदे यांच्याकडून राज्यातील जनतेला गणेशोत्सवाच्या शुभेच्छा!#गणेशोत्सव२०२३ pic.twitter.com/5YW24MLF0Z

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) September 18, 2023

Meanwhile, a morning ‘Aarti’ was performed at Shri Siddhivinayak Temple in Maharashtra's Mumbai as the celebration of Ganeshotsava began today. 
A huge gathering of devotees thronged the two-centuries-old shrine dedicated to Lord Ganesha. 
In Chhattisgarh's Raipur, a pandal bearing close resemblance to Bharat's successful lunar mission- Chandrayaan-3 aircraft, is to be on public display. 

Many prominent Ganesh Utsav committees in Kolkata have erected big and elaborately designed pandals on special themes.
A theme-based pandal depicting the Chandrayaan-3 mission has been erected at Kali Bari. The replica of the PSLV rocket at the pandal stands at a height of 120 feet and a width of 70 feet. Thirty artisans roped in from Kolkata worked days and nights to get the theme-based pandal ready on time. One of the artisans involved in the making of this pandal said thousands of bamboo poles went into erecting the structure and plywood was used as well. The making of the pandal, themed on the 'Chandrayaan-3' mission, took 45 days to be completed.
Another Ganesh pandal themed on Ayodhya's Ram Temple has been put together in Maharashtra’s Pune by the Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganpati Trust.

Meanwhile, at Vinaynagar temple in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul, devotees gathered in large numbers to get a glimpse of 'Bappa'. (ANI)