Ganesh Chaturthi

Meat ban reaches Haryana as Fatehabad prohibits meat slaughter and sale during Jain festival

Joining the list of authorities that have prohibited meat sale in view of religious observances, Fatehabad Municipal Council (FMC) has banned the slaughter of animals for nine days on account of the Jain 'Paryushan Parv' festival.

Now, Chhattisgarh bans sale of meat during Paryushan, Ganesh Chaturthi

Chhattisgarh government has also ordered suspension of sale of meat during the eight-day long fasting period and 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival.

Lalbaugcha Raja gets more regal: Iconic Ganpati idol to be housed in ‘sheesh mahal’ by Nitin Desai

This year, Mumbai's iconic Ganpati pandal, Lalbaugcha Raja, will be even more regal as thei idol will be housed in a giant 'sheesh mahal' (crystal palace) designed by renowned Bollywood art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai.

Chavan writes to Modi on power supply scenario in Maharashtra

The chief minister said that the state government has been trying to resolve this problem for the past couple of years and has also approached Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal for the same.

Photos: Mumbai bids adieu to Ganpati as huge crowds turn up for visarjan

The ten-day Ganpati celebrations came to an end in Mumbai yesterday. Here are photos from the visarjan that took place in Mumbai yesterday.

Massive immersion of Ganesh idols begins across Andhra, Telangana

The immersion of Ganesh idols in water bodies, marking the conclusion of the ten-day long Ganesh festival, began across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Politics dominates Ganesh Chaturthi as Maharashtra gears up for assembly polls

Ganesh pandals across Mumbai are now dependent solely on the politicians for the funds for the festival.

Photos: From Jeetendra to Shraddha Kapoor, Bollywood joins Ganpati celebrations

Bollywood stars offered prayers to Ganesh idols on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

Ram Gopal Varma trolls Lord Ganesha on Twitter, then apologises

On the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi, Ram Gopal Varma posted a spate of tweets in which he raised 'innocent' questions about the god.

He might be cute but he's still God: The challenges of being Ganesha

No religion has a god as child-friendly as Lord Ganesha. Animal heads on divine beings is not quite unknown in other religions. The Egyptians had several but let’s face it when it comes to terms of endearment, jackals and falcons just cannot compare to an elephant.