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Ganeshotsav is celebrated across India with diverse traditions and creative expressions. CutMirchi covers the festival's cultural moments, from celebrity visits to pandals and unique local customs, to evolving rituals and public concerns around celebrations.
Sara Ali Khan posted pictures from Nidhi Dutta's family Ganpati celebrations on the last day of Ganeshotsav, continuing a pattern of visiting festivals across traditions with her Pataudi family.
Parineeti Chopra stopped by Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja pandal on Monday, three days before her web debut Shaque: Trust No One premieres on Netflix, joining a string of stars marking Ganeshotsav.
Shah Rukh Khan, wife Gauri and daughter Suhana visited Lalbaugcha Raja during Ganeshotsav, offering prayers, performing aarti and shielding the family from the bustling crowd, while fans cheered their presence.
Thane's artificial lake at Ashtavinayak Chowk drew just 88 idols this Ganeshotsav while 525 were immersed directly at the creek, exposing gaps in the city's eco-friendly immersion push and its own data.
Manoj Jarange Patil is pushing toward Mumbai for a fresh Maratha reservation protest, but police have refused permission twice, warning that Ganeshotsav crowds make a mass march too risky right now.
Shalini Pandey shared a video of a cat spooked by Ganeshotsav crackers seeking shelter with her, and used the moment to ask fans to celebrate the festival with less noise and more kindness toward animals.
A Ganesh pandal in Bhopal's Indrapuri locality has built its 2026 display around Kantara, placing idols of Guliga and Panjurli Devta on either side of the central Ganesha figure, with the grand unveiling set for Tuesday evening.
Across Mumbai this Ganeshotsav, idol-makers are blending anime references, AI-generated designs and Instagram strategy into a festival that used to run on family craft and word of mouth alone.
Mumbai's Ganeshotsav pandals are opening their doors to strays this year, with a Colaba mandal casting its idol as Kaalbhairav and a Kandivali mandal running vaccination and microchipping camps for street dogs.