Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Lalbaugcha Raja Receives Rs 3.18 Crore Donations
Lalbaugcha Raja is a famous Ganesh festival shrine in Mumbai.
Many people visit it during the 10-day Ganeshotsav celebration.
Visitors give money and valuable items as offerings.
In the first three days, the shrine received about Rs 3.18 crore in donations.
This included cash, gold, silver and some foreign currency.
The gold and silver were counted and given estimated values.
A team checks the donation boxes each day after the prayers.
The trust says the money will support charitable activities during the year.
Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh Mandal received donations valued at Rs 3.18 crore during the festival’s first three days.
The offerings included Rs 1.9 crore in cash, 647.47 grams of gold and about 12,389 grams of silver.
Cash collections were Rs 48.5 lakh on the first day, Rs 88.9 lakh on September 16 and Rs 53 lakh on September 17.
Donated items included gold bangles and chains, silver pens and silver-carved cricket bats.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials, Bank of Maharashtra representatives and trust members are checking the donations before the money is deposited and used for charitable work.
- Who
- Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh Mandal, its managing committee and devotees who made the offerings.
- What
- The mandal received donations worth Rs 3.18 crore, including cash, gold, silver and foreign currency, during the first three days of the festival.
- When
- During the first three days of Ganeshotsav, with collections reported for September 14, 16 and 17; the festival began on September 14 and was scheduled to continue until September 25.
- Where
- Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh Mandal in Mumbai.
- Why
- Devotees made offerings during the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations; the trust said the funds would be used for charitable work throughout the year.
- Total donations
- Rs 3.18 crore, including cash, gold and silver; foreign currency had not yet been valued.
- Cash received
- Rs 1.9 crore during the first three days.
- Gold received
- 647.47 grams, valued at Rs 98.9 lakh.
- Silver received
- About 12,389 grams, valued at Rs 30.35 lakh.
- Festival duration
- The 10-day celebrations began on September 14 and were scheduled to end on September 25.
- Donation review
- Donation boxes were opened daily after rituals and checked by BMC officials, Bank of Maharashtra representatives and trust members.
- Planned use
- The trust said the money would be deposited in a bank and used for charitable activities throughout the year.