Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Matunga Flower Merchants Plan ₹10 Lakh Ganpati Decorations
Matunga’s flower merchants are organizing a 12-day Ganpati festival.
They plan to decorate the shrine with many flowers.
The decorations will change four times during the festival.
Each design will show a different theme.
The first theme shows Lord Maha Vishnu resting on the serpent Ananta.
Six decorators from Tamil Nadu will make the displays.
About ₹10 lakh will be spent on flowers.
The 45 merchants will pay for the celebrations together instead of collecting donations.
The Matunga Flower Merchants Association will spend nearly ₹10 lakh on flowers during its 12-day Ganpati festival.
Floral decorations will be changed four times to present different themes.
Six temple decorators from Salem district in Tamil Nadu will create the arrangements.
The first display depicts Lord Maha Vishnu in his Anantashayana, or reclining, posture.
The association’s 45 merchants will share the costs, with total celebrations expected to exceed ₹15 lakh.
- Who
- The Matunga Flower Merchants Association and its 45 merchants, supported by six decorators from Salem district in Tamil Nadu.
- What
- A 12-day Ganpati festival featuring four changing floral decorations.
- When
- The festival lasts 12 days, with Anant Chaturdashi falling on September 25.
- Where
- Matunga, Mumbai.
- Why
- To celebrate the association’s 54th annual Ganesh festival with elaborate floral themes.
- Festival duration
- 12 days
- Association milestone
- 54th year of the Ganesh festival
- Flower expenditure
- Approximately ₹10 lakh
- Overall celebration cost
- More than ₹15 lakh
- Flowers per decoration
- Around 250 kg
- Flower price
- Approximately ₹250 per kg
- Decorators
- Six decorators from Salem district, Tamil Nadu
- Funding
- Expenses shared by 45 merchants; the festival receives no donations