The darbar of Lalbaugcha Raja has been adorned with intricate silver work this year, adding to the grandeur of the setting around the iconic idol. The main entrance to the pandal has been designed as a replica of the famous Meenakshi Temple in South India

Among the city`s prominent GSB (Gowd Saraswat Brahmin) Ganeshotsav celebrations, the GSB Seva Mandal at King`s Circle in Matunga and the GSB Sarvajanik Ganeshotsava Samiti in Wadala remain important destinations for devotees planning their darshan itinerary

The mandal will feature a 22-foot Ganesh idol, with decorations highlighting the traditions, saints, devotional music and spiritual culture associated with the Wari

The mandal, popularly regarded as one of Mumbai’s wealthiest Ganpati mandals, has increased its insurance cover significantly compared with previous years. The cover stood at Rs 474 crore in 2025 and Rs 400 crore in 2024

The Maharashtra FDA has introduced a `Festival Enforcement Calendar` to strengthen food-safety checks around festivals and religious occasions. The initiative also brings community feeding events such as Mahaprasads, bhandaras, langars and annachhatras under greater food-safety scrutiny

Agencies to use scientific, environmentally compliant methods to make PoP fit for reuse, such as idol-making, plasterboards, ceramics and medical plaster, and bricks

Lalbaugcha Raja Mandal has launched the ‘Prasad to Energy’ initiative with BMC to process around 80 metric tonnes of wet waste during Ganeshotsav, generating an estimated 7,744 units of renewable electricity for Mumbai civic hospitals

Public Ganeshotsav celebrations at Lal Chowk in Srinagar were revived in 2022 after a gap of 34 years. Over the past three years, the festival has been celebrated at several locations across the Valley. This year, organisers are planning to expand the celebrations across four to five districts

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