Devotees offer prayers at Paool Pujan ceremony at Mumbai’s Lalbaugcha Raja
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The Paool Pujan ceremony of the Lalbaugcha Raja took place at Lalbaug, Mumbai on Tuesday. (Bhushan Koyande/HT PHOTO)
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The ceremony takes place around 70 days before the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, which is prominent in Maharashtra. (Bhushan Koyande/HT PHOTO)
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During the ceremony, devotees pay their respect to a giant sculpture of a foot of a Ganesh idol. (Bhushan Koyande/HT PHOTO)
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The idol is decorated with garlands of flowers. (Bhushan Koyande/HT PHOTO)
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Devotees offering prayers during the ceremony. (Bhushan Koyande/HT PHOTO)
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Fruits , coconuts and betel nuts are offered to the idol during the ceremony. (Bhushan Koyande/HT PHOTO)
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A woman holding a plate of sweets, called ‘modak’, in a crowd of devotees at Lalbaugcha Raja pandal. (Bhushan Koyande/HT PHOTO)
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The woman distributes the modak to other devotees. (Bhushan Koyande/HT PHOTO)
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