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Miniature Girgaum Chowpatty Tableau Recreates Mumbai’s Ganpati Farewell
Mann Rele made a tiny model of Ganpati’s farewell at Girgaon Chowpatty.
Ganpati visarjan is when people say goodbye to the Ganesha idol.
His model shows crowds, police officers, municipal workers, and political leaders.
He made the figures with 3D-printing techniques and built the scene over three months.
The display is eight feet long and three-and-a-half feet wide.
It is made from materials such as wood, clay, paper, and biodegradable plastic.
The Ganesha idol in the model is made of clay.
The tableau also reminds people to save water and protect nature.
Mann Rele recreated Ganpati visarjan at Girgaon Chowpatty in a miniature tableau at his Chira Bazar home.
The scene includes devotees, crowds, Mumbai Police personnel, municipal workers, and Maharashtra leaders joining the farewell.
Rele used 3D-printing techniques and spent three months assembling the eight-foot-long display.
The tableau uses wood, clay, paper, and biodegradable PLA, while the Ganesha idol is made of clay.
The display continues the Rele family’s Ganpati tradition, which began in 1964, and promotes water conservation and environmental cleanliness.
- Who
- Mann Rele created the tableau, continuing his family’s Ganpati tradition, with the scene depicting devotees, Mumbai Police personnel, municipal workers, Devendra Fadnavis, and Eknath Shinde.
- What
- A miniature recreation of Ganpati visarjan at Girgaon Chowpatty was created as a festive tableau.
- Where
- At the Rele family’s home in Chira Bazar, Girgaum, Mumbai.
- When
- The Rele family’s Ganpati tradition began in 1964; Rele assembled this tableau over three months.
- Why
- The tableau continues the family’s annual decoration series and shares messages about saving water, keeping nature clean, and remembering that Ganpati remains in people’s hearts.
Key facts
- Creator
- Mann Rele, a VFX creator and drone operator
- Display size
- Eight feet long and three-and-a-half feet wide
- Construction time
- Three months
- Materials
- Wood, clay, paper, and PLA, a biodegradable plastic derived from fermented corn starch
- Family tradition
- The Rele family has observed its Ganpati tradition since 1964
- Location depicted
- Girgaon Chowpatty visarjan
- Environmental message
- Save water and keep nature clean
Quotes
Mann Rele
VFX creator and drone operator who made the miniature tableau
“Every year at Girgaon Chowpatty, thousands of people gather by the sea to say goodbye to Ganpati Bappa. My decoration shows this scene — the crowds full of love, the Mumbai Police on duty, and Maharashtra’s CM and DCM joining everyone to bid Bappa farewell. It also shares a simple message: save water and keep our nature clean.”
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“This year’s tableau is a continuation of the series. And the theme reminds us of a beautiful truth: Visarjan teaches us that everything that comes must one day go, but Bappa who lives in your heart never truly leaves.”
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