Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray with family visits Lalbaugcha Raja on Ganesh Chaturthi

Shiv Sena UBT chief and former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray along with family reached at Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai to seek the blessings of lord GaneshAlong with Uddhav Thackeray his son Aaditya Thackeray was also seen visiting the Lalbaugbcha RajaThe 10day Ganesh Chaturthi festival started in Maharashtra on Tuesday with idols of Lord Ganesh the god of prosperity and wisdom being installed in homes and at pandals across the state with pomp and gaietyMeanwhile several political leaders and film and television personalities also welcomed the deity to their homesWATCH Maharashtra Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray along with his son Aaditya Thackeray arrived at Mumbais Lalbaugcha Raja to seek the blessings of lord Ganesh on the occasion of GaneshChaturthi2023 pictwittercom56nuxO9SgWmdash ANI ANI September 19 2023Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Tuesday offered prayers in Thane on the occasion of Ganesh ChaturthiMaharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday after welcoming lord Ganesh at his residence visited MNS chief Raj Thackerays houseThe public celebration of the festival in Maharashtra dates back to the 1890s when the nationalist leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak and others decided to use it to mobilize the massesGanesh mandals in Mumbai and other major cities of Maharashtra took large idols in processions accompanied by dholtasha beats to their pandals in the last few daysHousehold Ganesh idols were brought mostly on Monday night or in the morning Tuesday with chants of Ganpati Bappa MoryaDevotees thronged vegetable and flower markets sweet shops and roadside stalls for buying flowers puja materials sweets and decorative itemsMumbai is steeped in devotion to welcome the annual homecoming of Lord Ganesh as the 10day festival began on Tuesday with decorations in pandals and houses getting final touchesA total of 2729 sarvajanik Ganeshotsav mandals have been permitted to organise public Ganesh festivities by erecting pandals the city civic body said on MondayPreparations for the festival have been completed by conducting a special drive that included checking pandal premises idol immersion routes and spotsA large number of devotees are expected to visit Lalbaug in central Mumbai to catch a glimpse of Lalbaugcha Raja one of the most celebrated Ganeshas of the city followed by GSB Seva Mandals Ganpati in Matunga which is considered the richest and known for its grandeurOther famous Ganesh mandals are in Chinchpokli Ganesh Gully and Tejukaya