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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Crowds at Fort welcome Lord Ganesh as city gears up for Ganeshotsav

IN PHOTOS: Crowds at Fort welcome Lord Ganesh as city gears up for Ganeshotsav

Updated On: 09 August, 2025 10:12 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

As excitement builds across Mumbai for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, the grand Ganesh idol of Ganesh Gali Colaba Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav Mandal was seen making its way past the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on Saturday. Pics/Ashish Raje

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As excitement builds across Mumbai for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, the grand Ganesh idol of Ganesh Gali Colaba Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav Mandal was seen making its way past the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on Saturday. Pics/Ashish Raje

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As excitement builds across Mumbai for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, the grand Ganesh idol of Ganesh Gali Colaba Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav Mandal was seen making its way past the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on Saturday. Pics/Ashish Raje
<p>Accompanied by traditional slogans and enthusiastic devotees, the procession was a vibrant display of devotion</p>

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Accompanied by traditional slogans and enthusiastic devotees, the procession was a vibrant display of devotion

<p>The Ganesh idol was transported to the mandal&rsquo;s pandal (decorated public venue) in Colaba area of south Mumbai</p>

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The Ganesh idol was transported to the mandal’s pandal (decorated public venue) in Colaba area of south Mumbai

<p>Devotees were seen walking along the streets as they brought the beautifully crafted idol to its home for the upcoming festival</p>

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Devotees were seen walking along the streets as they brought the beautifully crafted idol to its home for the upcoming festival

<p>The festival celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu god known as the remover of obstacles</p>

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The festival celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu god known as the remover of obstacles

<p>Preparations across Mumbai have already started with great energy and devotion for the Ganesh festival</p>

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Preparations across Mumbai have already started with great energy and devotion for the Ganesh festival

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