Gowd Saraswat Brahaman (GSB) Seva Mandal, one of the popular Ganesh pandals of Mumbai, ahead of the festival has installed an idol of Lord Ganesha that has been adorned with 69kg of gold and 336 kg of silver on Monday. A representative of the GSB Seva Mandal told news agency ANI that this year, they received 36 kg of silver and a 250-gram gold pendant as donations for Ganesh Chaturthi and that this has increased gold in the idol to 69 kg and the silver to 336 kg.

The representative of the mandal was quoted by ANI as saying, “This year, we are going to celebrate the 69th 'Ganpati Utsav'. This year, the idol has been added with 36 kg of silver and a 250-gm gold pendant.”