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Photos: Chants of Ganpati Bappa Moreya echo as festivities begin

The ten-day long Ganesh festival kicked off with zeal and fervour across India on Monday. The festival began with devotees, mostly attired in traditional clothes, bringing colourfully-crafted idols of the elephant-headed God in to their homes and pandals and installing them amid chants of 'Ganapati bappa morya', beating of drums and and sprinkling of 'gulal'.

Updated on: Sep 03, 2019 2:01 PM IST

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Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu god Ganesha from a workshop to a place of worship at Chinchpokli in Mumbai. Devotees of Ganesha look forward all year to Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganeshotsav, a 10-day festival during which Ganesha idols are brought home or to public pandals and followed by days of boisterous festivities. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 03, 2019 2:01 PM

Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu god Ganesha from a workshop to a place of worship at Chinchpokli in Mumbai. Devotees of Ganesha look forward all year to Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganeshotsav, a 10-day festival during which Ganesha idols are brought home or to public pandals and followed by days of boisterous festivities. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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An artist gives final touches on a Ganesha idol ahead of sale on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at a roadside market in Noida. This year, the festival is being held from September 02 to September 12. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 03, 2019 2:01 PM

An artist gives final touches on a Ganesha idol ahead of sale on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at a roadside market in Noida. This year, the festival is being held from September 02 to September 12. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)

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Devotees carry an idol of Ganesha at Versova, in Mumbai. Despite hurdles, Maharashtra welcomed Ganesha, also known as ‘Vighnaharta’ (remover of obstacles), for the state’s biggest public festival. More than a million big, medium and small idols of Lord Ganesha adorn homes of commoners to celebrities, industrialists, politicians, housing complexes, private and public companies across the state. (Ragul Krishnan / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 03, 2019 2:01 PM

Devotees carry an idol of Ganesha at Versova, in Mumbai. Despite hurdles, Maharashtra welcomed Ganesha, also known as ‘Vighnaharta’ (remover of obstacles), for the state’s biggest public festival. More than a million big, medium and small idols of Lord Ganesha adorn homes of commoners to celebrities, industrialists, politicians, housing complexes, private and public companies across the state. (Ragul Krishnan / HT Photo)

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Artists from Sankalp Band perform during a Ganesh Chaturthi procession organised by Delhi Ka Raja Organizing Committee, at Kirti Nagar in New Delhi. Ganesh Chaturthi is believed to mark the birth anniversary of the deity and is celebrated on the fourth day (chaturthi) of the Hindu calendar month of Bhadrapada. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 03, 2019 2:01 PM

Artists from Sankalp Band perform during a Ganesh Chaturthi procession organised by Delhi Ka Raja Organizing Committee, at Kirti Nagar in New Delhi. Ganesh Chaturthi is believed to mark the birth anniversary of the deity and is celebrated on the fourth day (chaturthi) of the Hindu calendar month of Bhadrapada. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Devotees carry an Idol for immersion at a makeshift pond at Ulssor lake on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in Bengaluru. Recorded public celebrations of the festival date back to the Maratha Empire in the 16th century. The festival in its present form saw resurgence under Bal Gangadhar Tilak as a rallying ground for people beyond caste and class lines and a means of spreading nationalism and a sense of unity. (Shailendra Bhojak / PTI)

Updated on Sep 03, 2019 2:01 PM

Devotees carry an Idol for immersion at a makeshift pond at Ulssor lake on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in Bengaluru. Recorded public celebrations of the festival date back to the Maratha Empire in the 16th century. The festival in its present form saw resurgence under Bal Gangadhar Tilak as a rallying ground for people beyond caste and class lines and a means of spreading nationalism and a sense of unity. (Shailendra Bhojak / PTI)

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Devotees wait to offer prayers at the Moti Dungri temple, on the occasion of the Ganesh Chaturthi in Jaipur. During Ganeshotsav, devotees throng pandals and feast on sweets such as modak, which is considered Ganesha’s favourite, lending him the additional title of ‘Modakpriya’. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 03, 2019 2:01 PM

Devotees wait to offer prayers at the Moti Dungri temple, on the occasion of the Ganesh Chaturthi in Jaipur. During Ganeshotsav, devotees throng pandals and feast on sweets such as modak, which is considered Ganesha’s favourite, lending him the additional title of ‘Modakpriya’. (PTI)

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A child is seen with various Ganesha idols for sale on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi, in Noida. The festival is most commonly associated with the state of Maharashtra, while celebrations also occur in Tamil Nadu, Goa and Kerala. The ten day festival is also celebrated in Delhi with the presence of at least two dozen Ganesh Mandals. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 03, 2019 2:01 PM

A child is seen with various Ganesha idols for sale on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi, in Noida. The festival is most commonly associated with the state of Maharashtra, while celebrations also occur in Tamil Nadu, Goa and Kerala. The ten day festival is also celebrated in Delhi with the presence of at least two dozen Ganesh Mandals. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)

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An idol of Lord Ganesha made up of Aloe Vera and weighing about 2.5 tonnes and 33ft high is kept for public viewing for the duration of Ganesh Chaturthi, in Chennai. (ANI)

Updated on Sep 03, 2019 2:01 PM

An idol of Lord Ganesha made up of Aloe Vera and weighing about 2.5 tonnes and 33ft high is kept for public viewing for the duration of Ganesh Chaturthi, in Chennai. (ANI)

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A Lord Ganesha idol decorated by about Rs 10 lakh rupees at a temple in Kanchipuram. Various festival organising committees execute out of the box decorations for idols and pandals which become major attraction points for the devotees. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 03, 2019 2:01 PM

A Lord Ganesha idol decorated by about Rs 10 lakh rupees at a temple in Kanchipuram. Various festival organising committees execute out of the box decorations for idols and pandals which become major attraction points for the devotees. (PTI)

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On the final day, the idols will be immersed in water (visarjan) to the chants of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya, Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya’, urging the deity’s return the following year as he departs from among devotees to his home to Mount Kailash. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 03, 2019 2:01 PM

On the final day, the idols will be immersed in water (visarjan) to the chants of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya, Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya’, urging the deity’s return the following year as he departs from among devotees to his home to Mount Kailash. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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