Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Jalgaon Ganeshotsav Associations Resolve To Celebrate Without DJs
Fifty-three festival groups in Jalgaon have agreed not to use DJs during Ganeshotsav.
They made this decision at a meeting on Sunday.
The groups are part of the Public Ganeshotsav Federation.
Mukund Metkar is the federation’s new president.
Deepak Joshi is its new executive president.
Six committees will be created to help organize the festival.
Each committee will have 10 volunteers.
The federation also encourages using flower petals instead of gulal during processions.
Fifty-three Ganeshotsav associations in Jalgaon passed a resolution to hold DJ-free celebrations.
The resolution was adopted during the Public Ganeshotsav Federation’s general meeting on Sunday.
Mukund Metkar became federation president, while Deepak Joshi was appointed executive president.
Six committees, each with 10 volunteers, will help plan the festival and address associations’ concerns.
The federation has previously promoted gulal-free processions, including the use of flower petals instead.
- Who
- Fifty-three Jalgaon Ganeshotsav associations, coordinated by the Public Ganeshotsav Federation.
- What
- The associations resolved to celebrate Ganeshotsav without DJs.
- When
- The resolution was passed at a general meeting held on Sunday; the article gives no calendar date.
- Where
- Jalgaon city, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The federation says it works to organize the festival in a disciplined manner; the article gives no separate reason for the DJ-free decision.
- Associations involved
- 53 Ganeshotsav associations
- Decision
- Public celebrations and processions will be DJ-free
- Meeting
- Resolution passed at the federation’s general meeting on Sunday
- Federation president
- Mukund Metkar
- Executive president
- Deepak Joshi
- Planning committees
- Six committees, with 10 volunteers each
- Procession practice
- Flower petals are used instead of gulal