The pandals set up by various mandals in Mumbai and other places in the state attract thousands of devotees during the 10-day festivities. Ganeshotsav is the most popular festival in Maharashtra. The 10-day festival begins on 'Ganesh Chaturthi', which falls on August 22 this year. 'Our culture & traditions should not be affected' He said there should be no crowding or processions during the festival. Thackeray said the threat of coronavirus is not yet over and therefore, it will not be possible to celebrate the Ganesh festival with the usual pomp and gaiety. This comes after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday called for a simple and low-key Ganpati festival celebration this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, and asked Ganesh mandals to undertake social welfare programmes. Usually, the idol is around 20 feet tall. This year, the idol will be just 4 feet tall, which will be immersed in an artificial pond,'В Swapnil Parab, Secretary, Mumbaicha Raja Mandal of Ganesh Gully, Lalbaug said while speaking to ANI. 'We've decided to celebrate Ganeshotsav in a simple way this year, as per instructions given by authorities. 'Idol will be immersed in an artificial pond' WhatвЂ™s more, on one of those 16 days, the clothes (dhoti and shawl) will have gold tassles.Due to the rising cases of Coronavirus in the city, Mumbai chaВ Raja Mandal of Ganesh Gully (Not to be confused with Lalbaugcha Raja), Lalbaug on Tuesday informed that it will celebrate Ganeshotsav in a simple way this year, abiding by the instructions given by authorities.В The committee also mentioned that the idol will be just 4-feet-tall, which will be immersed in an artificial pond. However, Suman is designing special clothes for all 16 days this year, as an offering to the Lord. Every year, the clothes are painted on the idol. 1.25 crore approximately.вЂќ A point worth noting is that the mandal did not spend a single a rupee for this all the gold and the money required for this purpose came from the devotees.The mandal only helped in executing the work.ДЄnd if that wasnвЂ™t enough, the Raja will be adorned by clothes designed by New York-based fashion designer Sai Suman, who is an ardent devotee. Throughout the year, there was enough gold to create the mukut and this year, we will offer it to Lord Ganesha. Salian adds, вЂњSince last year, devotees have been donating gold coins to the Samiti, to be used for making a gold mukut (crown) that will be adorned by diamonds. They are even considering applying for the Guinness Book of World Records, as this kind of an offering in the form of a giant-sized laddoo hasnвЂ™t been made yet. A corporate (name not revealed yet) has plans to present a giant laddoo weighing 8,500 kg as an offering to the Andhericha Raja.

Apart from this, the mandal has two surprises in store for devotees. The first of those records will be that the pandal set is the biggest in the city. This year, the celebration will be more special as the mandal will be marking its golden jubilee, and gearing up to set a few records. The pandal construction work is still going on as the set reaches a height of five storeys, standing tall and magnificent. Uday Salian, media coordinator of the Samiti, claims this to be the biggest decorative Ganesh pandal in the city.

It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of India and hence itвЂ™s been selected as a theme this year. Ambaji temple is an important temple town with millions of devotees visiting the place each year. This year, the Samiti has planned to create a pandal replicating GujaratвЂ™s Ambaji Mata temple, which is an architectural marvel in itself. Andhericha Raja is extremely popular for three reasons-the idol is an offering from devotees who book it in advance, its immersion takes place after 16 days (as opposed to the usual 10 days) and finally, the eccentric theme-based pandals. Andhericha Raja, managed by the Azad Nagar Sarvajanik Utsav Samiti, is celebrating its golden jubilee this year.

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