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Ganesh Chaturthi: Best wishes, quotes, pandal and Ganesh temple decoration

Ganesh Chaturthi is India's most beloved festival which is celebrated with immense enthusiasm and devotion. Here are the best wishes and quotes to share with your friends and family

Ganesh Chaturthi: Details about do's and don'ts for bringing Ganpati home

Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day Hindu festival celebrating the birth of deity Ganesha marked from September 19 to September 28. Here is a list of do's and don'ts which you must keep in mind during puja

Indian railways to run 312 Ganpati special trains to ease festive rush

Indian railways will run 18 more special trains compared to 294 special trains last year, central railways will run 257 trains, while the western railways will run 55 special trains

I never hurt sentiments of any religion: Kerala Speaker on his remarks

Kerala Assembly Speaker A N Shamseer on Wednesday made it clear that he never intended to hurt sentiments of any religion, and the ongoing controversy over his recent remarks on Lord Ganesha was "very unfortunate". Addressing reporters at the media room of the Legislative Assembly complex here, the Speaker said that during his recent speech in a school in Ernakulam, he had in his capacity of a constitutional post urged to promote scientific temper and shot back stating no one has the right to question his secular credentials. "To be honest..to be frank...I am not a person who hurts the sentiments of any religion," he said. Claiming that devotees and religious believers are on his side, Shamseer said they know very well that he didn't hurt their faith or sentiments. "I never intended to hurt sentiments of any religion... What is going on in the state over the matter is very unfortunate," he said. When asked about the protests organised by NSS, the influential organisation of the ..

PM gifts: Model statue of Netaji, Ganesha statue, trident to be auctioned

A model statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose made by sculptor Arun Yogiraj and sporting memorabilia of the Commonwealth Games medallists gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the over 1,200 items that will be auctioned starting Saturday. Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said at a press conference here on Friday that a statue of Lord Ganesha, a trident, models of the upcoming Ram temple at Ayodhya and the Kashi-Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, will also be part of the e-auction of gifts and mementoes given to prime minister, proceeds of which will go to the Namami Gange Mission. Yogiraj along with a team of artisans had sculpted the monolithic 28-ft statue of Netaji which was recently unveiled by Modi at India Gate, had in April gifted a model statue of Bose. "Glad to have met @yogiraj_arun today. Grateful to him for sharing this exceptional sculpture of Netaji Bose," Modi had tweeted on April 5. The young artist, who had also sculpted the statue of Adi Shankaracharya

Ganesh Chaturthi 2022: Celebs wishes, social reactions and celebrations

Ganesh Chathurthi 2022: Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated today, August 31 in different states of India. Read this detailed article to know how people are celebrating the festival

Ganesh Chaturthi 2022: Wishes, top 20 quotes, messages and greetings

Ganesh Chaturthi starts on the fourth day of the Bhadrapada month of the Hindu calendar and is a 10-day festival. Read this article and share the quotes, messages, and greetings

Small Ganesh idols see rise in demand, Highest in Maharashtra: Artists

Sculptors in Goa have been observing an increase in demand for small idols of Lord Ganesh for installation at home during the 10-day festival

Prohibitory orders in Mumbai during Ganesh festival, no processions allowed

Citing the COVID-19 situation, police on Thursday imposed orders under CrPC section 144 in Mumbai prohibiting assembly of five or more persons during the Ganesh festival between September 10 to 19.

No auction of Balapur Ganesh Laddu this year due to Covid-19 in Telangana

The Balapur Ganesh Utsav Samiti decided not to auction the famous Ganesh Laddu due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, it has decided to give it to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao

Prayers in the pandemic: Mumbai prepares for Ganesh Chaturthi festival

Ganeshotsav, Mumbai's biggest annual festival, will shrink beyond recognition this year in response to pandemic restrictions and pinched spending power

Coronavirus update: Livelihood of Ganesh festival-linked people in peril

Livelihood of people associated with the festivities, which generate a turnover of more than Rs 70 crore every year in Mumbai, has been adversely affected

Ganesh Chaturthi 2019 in pics: The festival of Lord Ganesha gets underway

The festival began with devotees, mostly attired in traditional clothes, bringing colourfully-crafted idols of the elephant-headed God in their homes and pandal

Three boys drown during Ganesh idol immersion

Three boys drown during Ganesh idol immersion