New Delhi/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): It is that time of the year when big pandals are erected and grand idols of Ganesha are installed while people gear up to welcome into their homes 'Bappa', the elephant God during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): The first look of Mumbai's revered and arguably most famous Ganpati idol- Lalbaughcha Raja was unveiled on Friday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] Aug 30 (ANI): With the festival of Ganesha Chaturthi around the corner, many residents of Hyderabad have decided to bring home an eco-friendly idol of the Ganpati for this year's festivity.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): In a bid to promote environment-friendly idols of Ganesha for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, 56 girls born with Down Syndrome are making eco-friendly Ganpati idols with tulsi seeds here at an NGO.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 30 : Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, the Ganesh Utsava Committee in Khairtabad here has built a massive 61- feet high idol of the Elephant God, which it claims is the tallest in the country.
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): In a unique tradition, people of Bankur village here paint the Dodda Ganesh idol once their wishes are fulfilled.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): With the festival of Ganesha Chaturthi around the corner, organisers of a grand 'Ganeshotsav' in Odisha's capital city have decided to spread the message of environment conservation through a 46-feet tall bio-degradable idol of the one tusked God.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): As the city gears up for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, the demand for various models of Ganesha idols increased in Hyderabad.
Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): In view of the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, security arrangements have been beefed up in Goa on Thursday.
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): In a bid to celebrate eco-friendly Ganesha Chaturthi and inspire others to follow the suit, Mangaluru-based Nithin Vaja has made Lord Ganesha idol from paper pulp and seeds while avoiding toxic materials and paints.
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Ahead of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi here, residents here have started preparations by making eco-friendly Lord Ganesh idols.
Rameswaram/Moradabad (Tamil Nadu/UP) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The festival Ganesh Chaturthi is yet to arrive and people across the country are already immersed in religious fervour. But this year, artisans are stealing the limelight as they are adopting creative eco-friendly ways of making