Festive fervour: It’s Bappa time in Mumbai!
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A Ganpati idol is prepped for puja at Wadala’s Goud Saraswat Brahmin Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samiti . The 10-day Ganpati celebrations began in Mumbai on Monday. (Satyabrata Tripathy/ HT photo)
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A family takes their Ganesha idol home from a workshop at Girgaum. (Pratik Chorge/ HT photo)
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Priests chant prayers on Monday at Wadala’s GSB Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samiti . (Satyabrata Tripathy/ HT photo)
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The VIP of all VIPs: This family, like hundreds of others, carry home their Ganpati early on Monday. (pratik chorge/Ht photo)
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Ganesha gets the best seat in this house. (Pratik chorge/Ht photo )
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Andhericharaja as it was unveiled on Monday morning. The mandal, in its 51st year, designed its pandal as a replica of the Kunkeshwar Temple in the Konkan. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)
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The Ganpati at King’s Circle’s GSB Seva Mandal. This is Mumbai’s richest mandal, known for its ‘Gold Ganesh’, and will be under the surveillance of 48 CCTV cameras. (Satyabrata Tripathy/ HT Photo)
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A family haggles with traffic in south Mumbai to take their Ganesha idol home. (pratik Chorge/HT photo)
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A Modak Arti being conducted at the GSB Seva Mandal in King's Circle on Monday. (Satyabrata Tripathy/Ht photo)
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The Tula Panchakajaya ceremony — where devotees donate money and food in proportion to their weight — being conducted at King's Circle in Mumbai. (Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
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