Devotees thronged in large numbers at Ganesh Pandal, based on the Ramayan theme in Telangana's Hyderabad. Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao also visited and offered prayers to Lord Ganesh.
Taking to his social media handle on X, Piyush Goyal posted, "Today I had the good fortune of having a divine darshan of 'Lalbaugcha Raja'. As soon as I bowed my head at the feet of Vighnaharta, I felt immense peace and energy in my mind. Ganpati Bappa Morya!"
Former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, his wife Rashmi Thackeray and their son and party leader Aaditya Thackeray visited and offered prayers at the Ganpati Pandal at Worli Police Camp.
Prayagraj faces rising water levels in the Ganga and Yamuna, causing flooding and impacting local activities, while Varanasi deals with soil cleanup on the ghats ahead of upcoming festivals.
India's Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, the silver medallist in the men's shot put F46 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024, paid a visit to the historic Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganapati Temple in Pune, Maharashtra.
From sisters Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma Kapoor to actor-producer Arbaaz Khan, several celebrities attended the prayer meet of Malaika and Amrita Arora's father Anil Mehta on Friday night.
After spending some quality time in London, actor Parineeti Chopra is now back in India and leaving no chance to miss the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities.