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GSB Seva Mandal Secures ₹703 Crore Cover for Mumbai Ganeshotsav
GSB Seva Mandal is holding a five-day Ganesh festival in Mumbai.
The group bought insurance worth ₹703.27 crore for the celebration.
This is meant to help protect devotees, volunteers and valuable festival items.
The Ganesh idol will be decorated with more than 66 kilograms of gold and 335 kilograms of silver.
Devotees and volunteers generally donated these ornaments and gemstones.
The idol is designed to be eco-friendly.
Food charity is expected to help more than 40,000 people each day.
The mandal will also give prasad to more than two lakh people and use digital receipts to save paper.
GSB Seva Mandal has taken ₹703.27 crore insurance cover for its five-day Ganeshotsav celebration.
The Maha Ganpati idol will feature more than 66 kg of gold and 335 kg of silver ornaments.
The idol’s first look will be unveiled during the Virat Darshan ceremony at 8 pm on September 12.
More than 40,000 people are expected to receive daily food assistance, while over two lakh may receive prasad during the festival.
The mandal is using an eco-friendly idol and digital receipts to reduce environmental impact and paper waste.
- Who
- GSB Seva Mandal, with spokesperson Amit Pai issuing the insurance statement.
- What
- The mandal announced a ₹703.27 crore insurance cover and details of its Ganeshotsav religious, charitable and environmental initiatives.
- Where
- At the GSB Seva Mandal’s annual celebration at King’s Circle in Mumbai.
- When
- The five-day celebration will include the Virat Darshan ceremony at 8 pm on September 12; the article does not specify the year.
- Why
- To protect devotees, volunteers and valuable festival assets, while supporting charity and reducing environmental impact.
Key facts
- Insurance cover
- ₹703.27 crore
- Gold ornaments
- More than 66 kg
- Silver ornaments
- 335 kg
- Daily annadaan beneficiaries
- More than 40,000 people
- Expected prasad recipients
- More than two lakh people during the festival
- Idol
- Eco-friendly Maha Ganpati idol
- Paper-saving measure
- Traditional printed receipts replaced with digital receipts
Quotes
Amit Pai
Spokesperson for the GSB Seva Mandal
“This year we have taken Ganeshotsav insurance cover of Rs 703.27 crore. Being a responsible mandal, it is our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of every devotee.”
businesstoday.in
Sources
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