Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Mumbai Ganesh Visarjan Features Grand Shivaji-Inspired Floral Tribute
Mumbai is celebrating the end of its Ganesh festival with a large procession.
This farewell ceremony is called Ganesh Visarjan.
In Lalbaug, a group called the Shroff Building Pushpavrushti Utsav Mandal has built a special flower machine.
The machine is inspired by the Jiretop worn by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
It will drop flowers on Ganesh idols as they pass below.
Lalbaugcha Raja and Mumbaicha Raja are among the idols passing through the area.
The group has performed this flower shower tradition since 1970.
People operate the large machine by hand to create a festive welcome for devotees.
Mumbai’s 2026 Ganesh Visarjan procession includes a new Shivaji-inspired pushpavrushti presentation in Lalbaug.
The Shroff Building Pushpavrushti Utsav Mandal created a mechanical floral installation modeled on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s Jiretop headgear.
The installation will shower flowers over passing Ganesh idols, including Lalbaugcha Raja and Mumbaicha Raja.
The mandal’s pushpavrushti tradition began among Lalbaug chawl residents in 1970.
Residents manually operate the motorised, approximately two-storey tableau during the Anant Chaturdashi procession.
- Who
- The Shroff Building Pushpavrushti Utsav Mandal, Ganesh idols and devotees participating in Mumbai’s procession.
- What
- A Shivaji-inspired mechanical installation will shower flowers over passing Ganesh idols.
- When
- During the 2026 Anant Chaturdashi Ganesh Visarjan procession.
- Where
- Lalbaug, Mumbai, at the Shroff Building tableau.
- Why
- To honour Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj while continuing the mandal’s long-standing pushpavrushti tradition.
- Event
- Mumbai Ganesh Visarjan 2026
- Special tribute
- A mechanical floral installation inspired by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s Jiretop
- Organiser
- Shroff Building Pushpavrushti Utsav Mandal
- Tradition since
- 1970
- Installation height
- Approximately two storeys
- Featured idols
- Lalbaugcha Raja and Mumbaicha Raja
- Meaning of pushpavrushti
- A shower of flowers