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Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations Welcome Lord Ganesha Across India
Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival celebrating the arrival of Lord Ganesha.
People in Mumbai and other parts of India bring his idols into their homes and special public places called pandals.
They pray and decorate the places brightly.
Many people ask Ganesha for prosperity, wisdom and happiness.
In Ranchi, devotees carried idols on vehicles and rickshaw carts.
They also played instruments in a traditional way.
In Jaipur, people carried Ganesha idols along a major road.
In Surat, police staff welcomed Ganesha as part of a campaign about avoiding cyber fraud.
Devotees across Mumbai and other parts of India welcomed Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi.
People brought idols into homes and public pandals amid prayers, festivities and colorful decorations.
Celebrations seek blessings for prosperity, wisdom and happiness.
In Ranchi, devotees carried Ganesha idols on vehicles and rickshaw carts while playing instruments.
Surat police’s cyber crime cell included a Ganesha welcome in an awareness initiative against cyber fraud.
- Who
- Devotees, workers, and police officers and staff participated in the celebrations.
- What
- People welcomed and carried idols of Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi.
- Where
- Mumbai and other parts of India, including Ranchi, Surat and Jaipur.
- When
- During Ganesh Chaturthi; no specific date is given.
- Why
- Devotees sought blessings for prosperity, wisdom and happiness; Surat police also used the occasion for a cyber-fraud awareness initiative.
Key facts
- Festival
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Deity
- Lord Ganesha
- Main location
- Mumbai, India
- Celebration sites
- Homes and public pandals
- Ranchi activities
- Devotees carried idols on vehicles and rickshaw carts while playing instruments.
- Surat initiative
- The police cyber crime cell welcomed Ganesha during an awareness initiative against cyber fraud.
- Other location shown
- Devotees carried idols on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Jaipur.









