New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The holy festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated every year with great fervour in the country with thousands of devotees thronging temples and 'Ganeshotsav pandals' to offer their prayers.
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], August 21 (ANI): Ahead of Ganesha Chaturthi, an organisation based in Gujarat's Vadodara has made eco-friendly 'Vedic Ganesha idols' for the occasion.
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic continues to dampen festive spirits ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi as idol makers in the national capital said that footfall in the market hit new lows, slashing the sale by at least 80 per cent.
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 21 (ANI): A day ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, Kovai Kulangal Padhukaapu, an NGO based in Coimbatore has made eco-friendly Ganesha idols with lentil seeds embedded in them.
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Uttam Kumar, a Delhi-based idol maker is running his artistic hands while giving final touches to a three-feet tall idol of Lord Ganesh.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh's Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) unit vice president Vishnuvardhan Reddy slammed the state government for imposing restrictions on celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi citing coronavirus pandemic as the reason.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The sale of meat and slaughtering of animals has been prohibited by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on the occasion of "Sri Ganesh Chaturthi" festival on August 22.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 20 (ANI): Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, a Ganesha idol will be set up at a height of 9 feet in Khairatabad here on 'Dhanwantari' theme in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said Sudarshan Mudiraj, founder and chairman of Khairatabad Ganesh Associati
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], August 20 (ANI): Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, flower sellers at the popular Shivappa Nayaka wholesale flower market in Shivamogga here said that people had not been keen to buy flowers this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Government on Thursday issued guidelines for the celebration of Vinayaka Chavithi (Ganesh Chaturthi) on August 22.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Business of idol makers in Chennai has been hampered due to the spread of coronavirus. Artists preparing idols of Lord Ganesh ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi are facing a shortage of work as orders have reduced in comparison with last year.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to citizens to use eco-friendly idols during Ganesh Chaturthi, a woman in Indore has made Lord Ganesha idol using chocolate on the theme of coronavirus and is planning to immerse it in mil