Nearly 36,000 women chanted ‘Atharvashirsha’ at Pune’s famous Dagdusheth Ganapati Pandal on Wednesday, the second day of the 10-day Ganeshotsav. Pic/Facebook
Atharvashirsha is a Sanskrit text dedicated to Lord Ganesh who is known as a deity of knowledge, wisdom and good fortune. Pic/Facebook
Clad in sarees, 36,000 women filled the space in front of the popular pandal and chanted the hymn. Pic/Facebook
According to the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganapati Trust, this was the 36th year of the annual recital of the sacred text. Pic/Facebook
The trust added that this was the highest participation of women in its hymn recital event at their pandal, which is a replica of the under-construction Ram Mandir of Ayodhya. Pic/Facebook
Reportedly, the trust said that devotees from Russia and Thailand also participated in Wednesday’s collective recitation of the text. Pic/PTI
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