Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Anant Ambani Pledges Gold Crown for Umarkhadicha Raja
Anant Ambani visited a Ganesh festival place in Mumbai called Umarkhadicha Raja.
The people managing the festival asked him to donate a gold crown for the idol next year.
He quickly agreed and told an associate to start the process.
The mandal members celebrated by chanting “Ganpati Bappa Morya.”
A video of the moment was shared online and became popular.
Umarkhadicha Raja is a well-known public Ganesh mandal in South Mumbai.
It was started in 1947–48 by freedom fighter Balu Changu Patil.
Ambani and the Reliance Foundation had also donated a 20-kilogram gold crown to Lalbaugcha Raja in 2024.
Anant Ambani agreed to donate a gold crown to Mumbai’s Umarkhadicha Raja after a request from the Ganesh mandal’s office-bearers.
Ambani instructed an associate to begin the donation process during his recent visit to the pandal.
A video of the interaction, shared by the mandal’s official social media account, went viral.
The Umarkhadi Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav and Navratri Utsav Mandal was established in 1947–48 by freedom fighter Balu Changu Patil.
In 2024, Anant Ambani and the Reliance Foundation donated a 20-kilogram gold crown to Lalbaugcha Raja.
- Who
- Anant Ambani, the Umarkhadi Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav and Navratri Utsav Mandal, and its office-bearers and volunteers.
- What
- Ambani agreed to donate a gold crown, or mukut, to the Umarkhadicha Raja Ganpati idol.
- When
- During Ambani’s recent visit; the crown is requested for next year’s Ganeshotsav. A separate 20-kilogram crown was donated to Lalbaugcha Raja in 2024.
- Where
- At the Umarkhadicha Raja pandal in South Mumbai.
- Why
- The donation followed a request from the mandal’s office-bearers.
- Donor
- Anant Ambani
- Recipient
- Umarkhadicha Raja Ganpati mandal
- Requested item
- A gold crown, or mukut, for next year’s Ganeshotsav
- Mandal founded
- 1947–48
- Founder
- Freedom fighter Balu Changu Patil
- Earlier donation
- A 20-kilogram gold crown donated to Lalbaugcha Raja in 2024
- Earlier crown value
- Reportedly around Rs 15 crore to Rs 16 crore