Mumbaikars on Monday welcomed the God of good luck and prosperity – Lord Ganesha – into their homes and community pandals, kick-starting the 10-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations with zeal and fervour.
The mood was of gaiety and devotion, with chants of ‘Ganapati Bappa Morya’ reverberating across- as devotees took part in ‘aarti’ at several temples, including the famous Siddhivinayak Temple at Prabhadevi in South Mumbai.
This year, even megastar Amitabh Bachchan has lent his voice for a ‘aarti’ at Siddhivinayak Temple. The 73-year-old actor has recorded the aarti in his voice and tweeted that it is a “blessing” for him to be given this “divine honour”.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also installed a Ganesh idol at his residence and took to Twitter to share a picture of the same.
(Inputs from Mahesh Mahale, AP and ANI)
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