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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Huge crowds gather in Mumbai`s Parel to welcome Lord Ganesh

IN PHOTOS: Huge crowds gather in Mumbai`s Parel to welcome Lord Ganesh

Updated On: 03 August, 2025 06:11 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Huge crowds of devotees gathered on Sunday to welcome the idols of Lord Ganesha as preparations for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival began. Pics/Shadab Khan

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Huge crowds of devotees gathered on Sunday to welcome the idols of Lord Ganesha as preparations for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival began. Pics/Shadab Khan

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Huge crowds of devotees gathered on Sunday to welcome the idols of Lord Ganesha as preparations for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival began. Pics/Shadab Khan
<p>People were seen carrying the idol of Jijamata Nagarcha Raja from a workshop in Parel to its worship venue</p>

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People were seen carrying the idol of Jijamata Nagarcha Raja from a workshop in Parel to its worship venue

<p>Devotees were seen walking along the streets as they brought the beautifully crafted idol to its home for the upcoming festival</p>

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Devotees were seen walking along the streets as they brought the beautifully crafted idol to its home for the upcoming festival

<p>Similarly, the idol of Khetwadi-cha-Raja, another well-known Ganesha, was also carried from the same Parel workshop to its worship site</p>

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Similarly, the idol of Khetwadi-cha-Raja, another well-known Ganesha, was also carried from the same Parel workshop to its worship site

<p>The event drew enthusiastic crowds who came to catch a glimpse of the idol and take part in the celebrations</p>

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The event drew enthusiastic crowds who came to catch a glimpse of the idol and take part in the celebrations

<p>The festival celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu god known as the remover of obstacles</p>

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The festival celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu god known as the remover of obstacles

<p>In another grand welcome, the idol of Kalachauki-cha-Mahaganpati was taken from the Parel workshop to its worship venue</p>

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In another grand welcome, the idol of Kalachauki-cha-Mahaganpati was taken from the Parel workshop to its worship venue

<p>The procession included chants of &ldquo;Ganpati Bappa Morya,&rdquo; and colourful decorations</p>

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The procession included chants of “Ganpati Bappa Morya,” and colourful decorations

<p>Preparations across Mumbai have already started with great energy and devotion for the upcoming Ganesh festival</p>

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Preparations across Mumbai have already started with great energy and devotion for the upcoming Ganesh festival

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