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Mumbai Cha Lambodar's Rare Three-Trunk Ganapati Idol Goes Viral
In Mumbai, people celebrate a big festival called Ganesh Chaturthi in honour of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed god.
During this festival, neighbourhood groups called mandals set up big decorated displays known as pandals.
This year, a mandal called Mumbai Cha Lambodar made an idol that has three trunks instead of one!
This special form is called Trishund Ganapati, and photos of it are going viral.
The three trunks remind people of three important Hindu gods: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
They also stand for the past, the present and the future.
An artist named Aniket Shewale made the idol, which shows Ganesha standing on a stone with four arms.
One of his hands holds a lotus flower.
Last year, the same mandal made another surprising idol called Ardhanari Ganesha, which mixed boy and girl looks, and people loved it too.
Mumbai Cha Lambodar's Ganeshotsav 2026 idol is a rare Trishund Ganapati with three trunks instead of one.
The idol became a talking point after Mumbai's first Maha-Aagman Sohala of 2026 on August 15, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi.
The three trunks symbolize the Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, as well as the past, present and future.
Sculptor Aniket Shewale created the four-armed idol, which shows Bappa standing on a stone holding a lotus.
Mumbai Cha Lambodar's 2025 concept was an Ardhanari Ganesha combining masculine and feminine divine energies.
- Who
- Mumbai Cha Lambodar, a Mumbai Ganeshotsav mandal, and sculptor Aniket Shewale
- What
- Unveiled a viral Trishund Ganapati idol depicting Lord Ganesha with three trunks instead of one
- Where
- Mumbai; the three-trunk form is also enshrined at Pune's Trishund Ganapati Temple
- When
- Ganeshotsav 2026, following Mumbai's first Maha-Aagman Sohala on August 15, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi
- Why
- The three trunks carry symbolism associated with the Hindu Trinity, the past/present/future and the three gunas of nature
Key facts
- Event
- Ganeshotsav 2026
- Mandal
- Mumbai Cha Lambodar
- Concept
- Trishund Ganapati (three-trunk Ganesha)
- Idol sculptor
- Aniket Shewale
- Key date
- August 15, 2026 (Mumbai's first Maha-Aagman Sohala)
- Symbolism
- Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; past, present and future; three gunas
- 2025 concept
- Ardhanari Ganesha
- Related landmark
- Trishund Ganapati Temple, Pune







