PM Modi urged Indians to avoid imported goods and embrace Made in India products, especially during festivals. He criticized ...

The ancient tradition of lighting oil lamps has a special significance says Ranjeni A Singh The priest strikes the matchstick with a flourish and lights the lamp filled with ghee or oil all the while ...

Ganesh Chaturthi 2024: With the ten-day Ganesh festival nearing its end, several cities, including Bengaluru, Delhi and Pune, have prohibited ... the final Ganesha idol immersions in the city.

Pune: A milk supplier and his son drowned in a quarry while immersing a Ganesh idol on Thursday night at Kadadhe village in Maval taluka, about 46km from the city. The Pune Rural police identified ...

The process of making small Ganesha idols (for homes ... “When the demand is more, we have made sure to get clay idols from Pune,” Vignesh said. The idols from the families of Mohan Rao ...

Pune (Maharashtra), Sept 01 (ANI): In a heart ... "A grand event was organized by the Mandals to hand over the Ganesh idols, during which the Kashmiri visitors were also honoured.

Let’s explore the distinct styles and traditions of Ganesh idol-making from different regions ... especially with the cities of Pune and Mumbai. This has made artisans to be held in high esteem ...

Pune is abuzz with preparations for the grand finale of the 10-day Ganesh festival—the Ganesh Visarjan (idol immersion) ceremony. This year, the Pune Police are leaving no stone unturned in ...

By the late 19th century, he became a prominent figure in Pune's trade community and was ... in the public installation of the initial Ganesh idol, originally made from paper pulp and later ...

Businessman and trustee of the Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Trust, Punit Balan, donated a silver idol of Lord Ganesha to the village deity, Kasba Ganpati, in Pune. The silver idol was worshipped in ...