Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Manasi Joshi Roy Recalls Her Bond With Lord Ganesha
Manasi Joshi Roy is an actress who celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi with her family.
She grew up in a Gujarati Brahmin family in Mumbai, where Lord Ganesha was always important.
In 1992, she prayed to Ganesha about her relationship with Rohit Roy.
She felt that her prayers were being heard.
After getting married, she promised to bring Ganesha home.
She kept that promise in 1999.
In 2008, her daughter asked the family to bring Ganesha home again.
They began a 10-day celebration with prayers, decorations, food, and visitors.
Roy says the festival makes her feel grateful and emotional.
Manasi Joshi Roy said she felt especially connected to Lord Ganesha in 1992 while praying about her relationship with Rohit Roy.
She made a vow to bring Lord Ganesha home after marriage and fulfilled it in 1999, the first year of her marriage.
In 2008, Roy’s six-year-old daughter asked why the family was not bringing Ganesha home for the festival.
The family arranged an idol, decorations, sweets, flowers, fruits, and guests for the 10-day celebration.
Roy said the festival strengthened her gratitude and faith, and that the first aarti often brought tears to her eyes.
- Who
- Actress Manasi Joshi Roy, her husband Rohit Roy, and their daughter.
- What
- Roy recalled her personal connection with Lord Ganesha and her family’s Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.
- When
- The events she described occurred in 1992, 1999, and 2008; she spoke ahead of or during the Ganpati festival.
- Where
- The experiences took place in Mumbai, including an aunt’s house and Roy’s family home.
- Why
- Roy discussed the spiritual and cultural importance of Lord Ganesha and the festival in her family’s life.
- Actress
- Manasi Joshi Roy
- Television show
- Lakshmi Niwas
- First remembered connection
- 1992, while praying about her relationship with Rohit Roy
- First home celebration after marriage
- 1999, the first year of her marriage
- Family celebration began
- 2008, after her six-year-old daughter requested it
- Celebration length
- 10 days
- Celebration activities
- Aarti, decorations, sweets, flowers, fruits, and invitations to friends and relatives
