In Photos | Mumbai Gears Up for Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations
Mumbai is gearing up for Ganesh Chaturthi, with artisans, devotees and local communities working to prepare idols, pandals and decorations ahead of the festival
People transport an idol of Lord Ganesh to a pandal during a procession ahead of the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
People transport an idol of Lord Ganesh to a pandal during a procession ahead of the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesha ahead of the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival, in Mumbai, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
An idol of Lord Ganesh is being transported as vehicles move through a traffic congestion on the Western Express Highway, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
An artist gives final touches to an idol of lord Ganesh ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Kumartuli, in Kolkata, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
An artisan gives final touches to an idol of Lord Ganesha at a workshop ahead of the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Jagdalpur of Bastar district, Sunday, August 16, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Artisans give final touches to a giant Idol of Lord Ganesha made up of hundreds of smaller idols amid preparations for the upcoming 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Artisans give final touches to a giant Idol of Lord Ganesha made up of hundreds of smaller idols amid preparations for the upcoming 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A crowd of devotees gathers to transport a Lord Ganesh idol through heavy traffic during an early arrival procession ahead of the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Parel, in Mumbai, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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