Amid the clouds of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people in India on Saturday warmly welcomed the popular elephant-headed God, Lord Ganesha, cutting across religious lines. The Lalbaug Sarvajanik Utsav Mandal, one of the prominent mandals in Mumbai, is celebrating the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in smaller scale this year due to COVID-19 this year. According to the organisers, the faithful have been urged to take an online glimpse of Lord Ganesh from their homes. Image: People take home idols of Ganesh ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi in Chennai on Friday. Revered as the God of Wisdom, the pot-bellied Lord Ganesha - who relishes 'Modaks'- is said to bring prosperity and good fortune, and marks a new beginning.

Source: dna August 22, 2020 09:33 UTC