Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Bhiwandi Ganeshotsav Opens With Unity, Service and AI Showcase
A Ganesh festival called ‘Ekta Ke Raja’ has started in Bhiwandi.
The festival is organised by the Dhamankar Naka Mitra Mandal.
Its main message is that people from different communities should live together peacefully.
Older people from a local care home were invited to see Lord Ganesha first.
The organisers also gave the home medicines and a sound system.
Safety measures include 22 cameras and live video streaming.
Workers from different communities were thanked for helping with the event.
Children performed dances before the ceremony.
The festival also uses artificial intelligence to show Lord Ganesha travelling through the city before reaching the celebration area.
The ‘Ekta Ke Raja’ Ganeshotsav began in Bhiwandi with a message of communal harmony and social unity.
Elderly residents of Padgha Matoshree Vruddhashram received the first darshan, along with donated medicines and a sound system.
Organisers installed 22 CCTV cameras and launched live streaming to support public safety.
Local workers from different communities were honoured for their contributions to the festival.
An AI-generated video showing Lord Ganesha travelling from Varala Lake to the festival pandal became a major attraction.
- Who
- The Dhamankar Naka Mitra Mandal organised the festival, with local officials, community representatives, workers and devotees attending.
- What
- The ‘Ekta Ke Raja’ Ganeshotsav began with a formal inauguration, social-service activities, safety measures and an AI-based presentation.
- When
- At the start of the Ganeshotsav celebrations; the articles do not provide an exact date.
- Where
- Bhiwandi, including the festival venue and surrounding areas; elderly residents came from Padgha Matoshree Vruddhashram.
- Why
- The organisers aim to combine religious celebration with communal harmony, social responsibility and public safety.
- Organiser
- Dhamankar Naka Mitra Mandal
- Festival
- ‘Ekta Ke Raja’ Ganeshotsav
- Inaugurator
- Senior cooperative sector leader R.C. Patil
- Safety network
- 22 CCTV cameras and live streaming
- Social support
- Medicines and a sound system were donated to Padgha Matoshree Vruddhashram
- AI presentation
- A video depicts Lord Ganesha emerging from Varala Lake and travelling to the main festival pandal