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I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.
this was clicked during ganesh utsav in Pune ,Mh , IND
people were dancing & njoying each n every beat...no age limit all were happy wid sweet memories giving bye to Bappa ( lord ganesha )
A dish of home-cooked food kept as "nivedya" in front of Ganesha, celebrating the Hindu festival of Ganesha, organized by the Colorado Marathi Mandal at Westminster .
A typical Indian food plate consisting of vegetarian food which includes lots of veggie dishes called sabji/sabzi, and since it was on the festive occasion of Ganesha puja, there is Modak ( sweet coconut dish ) in the center which is considered the favorite food item of Lord Ganesha according to Hinduism beliefs. This food dish has food items from the Indian state of Mahrastra and so can be considered to be called as a Maharashtrian dish (Western India, The famous Mumbai Bombay city is the capital of the state of Maharashtra)
Also, since this is a religious occasion, the dish and bowls are made of silver. This is the first plate to be served and is then first offered to the god. Hence, the dish and bowl are made of silver since it is served to Him
Kharwa Galli Cha Raja Aagman Sohala 2019! First look of Kharwa Galli Cha Raja in Mumbai for the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Guruji Talim Third Ganpati of Honor in Pune, this Ganpati is located at the Ganpati Chowk in Laxmi road in the city of Pune. This was started in the year 1887 and existed even before the Indian leader Lokmanya Tilak publicized the festival for the betterment of the masses,This was incidentally the first among the mandals which celebrated a 100 years of existence.
Lalbaugcha Raja is the most famous Sarvajanik Ganapati, [1] kept at Lalbaug, a prominent locality in Mumbai during Ganesh Chaturti festival. The idol is kept for public display for Eleven days thereafter it is immersed on the auspicious day of Anant Chaturdashi. The pendal attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees during the festival[2] and is the center of prime attraction.There are two lines for taking blessings of the Lalbaugcha Raja - THE NAVSACHI LINE and MUKH DARSHANACHI LINE.Around 18 LAC people visit the mandal on the 1st day of ganeshutsav .It takes around 25-30 and sometimes 40 hours for THE NAVSACHI LINE and 15-20 hours for MUKH DARSHANACHI LINE to reach the ganpati stage due to the long lines ranging from 5 to 6 km. Many times MUKH DARSHANACHI LINE reaches Byculla and THE NAVSACHI LINE reaches very very far.
It is believed that this Idol of Lord Ganesha is Navsacha Ganpati (which means the fulfiller of all wishes) and hence around 1.5 million people or more visit this Ganesh Pandal daily during the 10 day Ganeshotsav festival.Soon Lalbaugcha Raja is supposed to be a pigrim place.
Since last few years, few days prior to the Ganesh Chaturthi day, Mukh Darshan Ceremony (Lalbaugcha Raja's first look and photoshoot) is organised by Lalbaug Sarvajanik Ganeshostav mandal. This year the ceremony took place on Thursday, September 5, 2013. This unveiling of Lalbaugcha Raja is covered every year by all national and regional channels.[3]
Lalbaugcha Raja is the popular Ganesh Idol of Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal. The Mandal, formerly known as Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, Lalbaug[4] was founded in 1934 at Lalbaug Market.
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The Mandal, formerly known as 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, Lalbaug' was founded in 1934,[5] because of a vow (Navas) for construction of the present Lalbaug Market at its existing place. The market place at Peru Chawl was shut down in 1932. Hence, the fishermen and vendors [ i.e. the KOLI people] who used to sit in the open place vowed to Ganesha for permanent place for their market. With the consistent efforts and support of the then local Councillor-Late Shri. Kuwarji Jethabhai Shah, Dr. V. B. Korgaonkar, Shri. Nakhawa Kokam Mama, Bhausaheb Shinde, Dr. U. A. Rao and the local residents, the landlord Rajabai Tayyabali agreed to give a plot for construction of a market. As fulfillment of their wish, the fisherman and the traders established the Ganesh Idol on 12 September 1934. The idol was dressed in the customary fashion of fisherman. Since that day onwards, this Lord Ganesh has become popular as it fulfills the wishes of devotees. The Mandal was formed in the era when the freedom struggle was at its peak.
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I have been shooting Lalbagh Chya Raja since 2004 ,,promoting Hindu Muslim Amity through my blogs ,,
Mr Sudhir Salvi is one of the head honchos at Lalbagh Chya Raja Mandal and I have seen him over the years a strict disciplinarian plays by the book .. his love for Lalbagh Chya Raja is ultimate .He knows me and has seen me walk with the Raja barefet for many years from Lalbagh Till Do Tanki,,but even today I have problems getting inside the Pandal,, I dont have the Lalbagh Chya Raja Press Card after documenting Lalbagh Chya Raja for over 15 years ,, I am lucky to enter the Pandal on the first day and Visarjan day thanks to the volunteers who know that there is a Muslim bhakt of Lalbagh Chya Raja who documents their Lord with a passion and dedication .not for money gain or fame all my Lalbagh Chya Raja pictures are at Flickr ,and I shoot the myriad moods of Raja his beloved followers he humble volunteers and his devoted Karyakartas ,,
Even this year it ws difficult to enter the Pandal with the Mumbai Police cops totally insensitive rude and arrogant .. this is not the way of Lord Ganesha be a cop but for godsake be humble and human too,. I have a press card ,, I dont misuse my pictures or write negatively about anyone ,,
And Mr Sudhir Salvi has been my support and patron but I enter the Pandal like an ordinary man but I know that the Lord pulls me in because he loves me too ,, and likes to be cosmically photographed by me ,,
Vakratunda Mahakaaya
Suryakoti Samaprabha
Nirvighnam Kuru Mey Deva
Sarva Kaaryeshu Sarvada
Meaning:The Lord with the curved trunk and a mighty body, who has the luster of a million suns, I pray to thee Oh Lord, to remove the obstacles from all the actions I intend to perform.
About Lalbagh Chya Raja
Lalbaugcha Raja (Marathi: लालबागचा राजा) is the most famous Sarvajanik Ganapati,[1] kept at Lalbaug, a prominent locality in Mumbai during Ganesh Chaturthi festival. The idol is kept for public display for Eleven days thereafter it is immersed on the auspicious day of Anant Chaturdashi.
It is believed that this Idol of Lord Ganesha is Navsacha Ganpati (Marathi: नवसाचा गणपती) (which means the "one who fulfills all wishes") and hence over 1.5 million people visit this Ganesh Pandal daily during the 10 day Ganesha festival.[2]
Since the last few years, a few days prior to the Ganesh Chaturthi, a Mukh Darshan Ceremony (Lalbaugcha Raja's first look and photoshoot) is organized by the Lalbaug Sarvajanik Ganeshostav mandal.This unveiling of Lalbaugcha Raja is covered every year by all national and regional channels.[3]
There are two queues for taking blessings of the Lalbaugcha Raja - Navsachi Line and Mukh Darshanachi Line.
The Navsachi line is for people who want to get their wishes fulfilled. In this line you get to go on the stage and touch the feet of Lalbaugcha Raja and take his blessings so that all your wishes get fulfilled. However this line attracts huge public and it takes around 25 – 30 and sometimes up to 40 hours to get darshan in this line. There are 300-400 employees every year to organize the event.
The second line in meant for Mukh darshan i.e., to get a glimpse of Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesha Idol from some distance without going onto the stage. This line also attracts huge public and it takes around 5 – 8 hours and sometimes up to 12 – 14 hours to get darshan in this line as well, especially on Weekends.[4]
In 2015, the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati is now in its 81st year.
Lalbaugcha Raja is the popular Ganesh Idol of the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal. The Mandal, formerly known as Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, Lalbaug[5] was founded in 1934 at Lalbaug Market.
The Mandal, formarly known as 'Sarvajanik Ganeshutsav Mandal, Lalbaug' was founded in 1934,[6] because of a vow (Nav'as) for construction of the present Lalbaug Market at its existing place. The market place at Peru Chawl was shut down in 1932. Hence, the fishermen and vendors who used to sit in the open place vowed to Ganesha for permanent place for their market. With the consistent efforts and support of the then local Councillor-Late Shri. Kuwarji Jethabhai Shah, Dr. V. B. Korgaonkar, Shri. Nakhawa Kokam Mama, Bhausaheb Shinde, Dr. U. A. Rao and the local residents, the landlord Rajabai Tayyabali agreed to give a plot for construction of a market. As fulfillment of their wish, the fisherman and the traders established the Ganesh Idol on 12 September 1934. The idol was dressed in the customary fashion of fisherman. Since that day onwards, this idol of Lord Ganesh has become popular as He fulfills the wishes of devotees. The Mandal was formed in the era when the freedom struggle was at its peak.
The Idol[edit]
The Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh idol has been sculpted by the Kambli family for over eight decades now. The Kambli family have their workshop in a little lane off the main road in Lalbaug, not very far from where the pandal is located.
The father of Ratnakar Kambli, who is the current head of the Kambli family, was a sculptor of idols and would have roaming exhibitions at festivals across Maharashtra. He began sculpting the idol for Lalbaugcha Raja in 1935, when some of his friends recommended his name to the organisers of Lalbaugcha Raja. After his demise in in 1952, his eldest son Venkatesh took over, and after his death, Ratnakar Kambli, the current head of the family, started designing the idol.
Kambli Arts makes the parts of the Lalbaugcha Raja idol at its workshop and these are then taken to the pandal where they are assembled and painted. Finally, Ratnakar, who is 73 years old, goes to the pandal and draws the eyes the height is 20 ft.[7]
Shot during the Ganpati Visarjan 2 days back. This miniature horse formed the masthead of one of the processions
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This comes out from my old collection. The idol is of Lord Ganesh who is followed by a lot of Indian Population.During the 10 day festival, the God is offered prayers,donations and prasadam ( sacred food ). After the 10th day, the clay idol is immeresed into the sea. The immerssion procession lasts for about 18 hours, where the lord is pulled by a hand wagon and the journey starts from city centre and ends at the sea side where it gets immersed. The procession has huge orchestras ( locally known as Nashik and Pune Dhol ) and people dance,sing praises of their favourite lord. This festival is celebrated every August-Sept period. GANPATI BAPA MORIYA . Place : Lalbaugh Suburb,Mumbai City - INDIA
This photo here symbolizes a grand indian festival called ganesh utsav. It was started by Bal Gagadhar tilak, a freedom fighter to bring the people of indepndent india together and stand as united.
These pictures were shot in the place of Pune, the capital of ganpati celebration in india.
Though the festival is still celebrated with great pomp and show, now it has lost is sheen of being a unifier of masses and has become more of a political propaganda opportunity for various parties.
I wish i could cover the whole event, but had to leave outstation , hence could cover only the preparations
enjoy.