Surat: On the last day of the 10-day-long Ganeshotsav, Surat witnessed the immersion of over 54,256 idols by 5 p.m. in artificial ponds created by the Surat Municipal Corporation. Meanwhile, 2,497 large idols were submerged in the sea at three locations. Anil Biscuitwala, president of the Shree Ganesh Utsav Samithi Surat, noted that a record number of around 85,000 Ganesh idols had been installed in homes, pandals, and other locations throughout Surat this year. In light of the number of i...Read More

Surat: Due to Ganesh murti visarjan processions, the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and city buses will not operate in certain areas of Surat on September 17. City bus and BRTS routes at Athwagate, SVNIT, Rahulraj Mall, SK Nagar, Old RTO T-Point, Athwa Over Bridge, Sardar Tapi Bridge, Adajan Village, Star Bazaar, Pal RTO, Bhatha Village, ONGC Circle, Kribhko Over Bridge, Mora Circle, L&T, Hazira Butt Owara, Gajera Ratnamala Circle, Dabholi Char Rasta, Dabholi Bridge, Subhashbagh Circle, ...Read More

Vadodara: An unidenfied person vandalized murtis of Ganesh at various Ganesh Utsav venues in Vadodara. The incidents in which Ganesh murtis were broken by unidentified person in the night hours when none other was there, occured on Rajmahal road and Dandiyabazar area. The Ganesh mandal venues targetted were Ranchhod Yuvak Mandal, Pragati Yuvak Mandal and Khadiya Pol Mandal. An alert and popular local corporator Jagruti Kaka rushed to the venues and joined locals in demanding action against th...Read More

Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will hold a 'Ganesh Exhibition' at its Chok Bazar-based historical fort's exhibition hall from September 5 to 20. Ganeshji's murtis made of stone, metal, natural materials, wood, and other materials will be exhibited in this exhibition, for which the entry is free. The exhibition will take place from September 5 to 8, September 10 to 15, and September 18 to 20, from 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM. The fort and exhibition will remain closed on September 9, 16, and 17...Read More

Ganesh Chaturthi, a prominent Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, also known as Vighnaharta, will be observed this year on September 7th. According to ancient Hindu scriptures, Bhagwan Ganpati was born during the second Prahar on the day of Bhadrava Sud Chaturthi, under the Swati Nakshatra and Abhijit Muhurta. On the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees bring clay idols of Lord Ganesha into their homes, while large life-sized statues are installed in societies across Gujarat an...Read More

Vadodara: The cultural capital of Gujarat, Vadodara city is once again all set to welcome thousands of murtis of Ganesh as the Ganesh Chaturthi festival is going to start from September 7. The installations of Ganesh murtis will take place from September 7 and Ganesh Utsav will continue till September 17 at 100s of venues. The city police held a meeting with Ganesh Utsav mandals and requested that all processions of welcoming Ganesh Murti should take place during 1st to 7th of September. The Gan...Read More

Vadodara: An incident of stone pelting and communal clash has happened at Manjusar village of Savli taluka in Vadodara district in Central Gujarat during Ganesh Visarjna procession at Vaghela sheri. Police bandobast has been deployed and peace is restored for now. DeshGujaratRead More

Rajkot: Two persons, Mama and Bhanja by relation died in Aaji dam water during Ganesh Visarjan, while another person with them swam out and survived. Video of this tragedy has gone viral. Six members of Bavaji family from Maninagar near Hudko chowkdi on Kothariya road had gone for Ganesh Visarjan at Aaji dam on fifth day of Ganesh Utsav. They were doing visarjan behind Mogal Mataji mandir in Aaji dam waters. As three members of the family went deep and deep inside with murti for visarjan, tw...Read More

Vadodara: A controversy irrupted in Lunawada based Ganesh Utsav venue where Ganesh ji's murti was placed in lap of over 200 years old saint Sahajanand Swami. The devotees objected Bhagwan Ganesh ji's smaller depiction with Saint Sahajanand Swami's bigger one. The protesters objected to the saint's greater depiction than Bhagwan. Those following Swamminarayan sec are recently facing heat over depiction of saint as Bhagwan Swaminarayan, and projection of Hindu gods as dasa of him. After up...Read More