Updated On: 08 September, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Earlier, it had said in a circular that social distancing should be followed strictly inside the pandals during the Ganesh festival

Crowd in weekly bazaar ahead of Ganeshotsav at Poisar, Kandivli on Wednesday. Pic/ Satej Shinde
People would not be allowed to visit Ganesh pandals during the coming festival in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Maharashtra government said on Wednesday.
Only online 'darshan' or telecast from pandals would be allowed, said the state home department.