Ganesh Chaturthi 2011 - The Festival begins!

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Ganesh Chaturthi is here and Mumbai is all set to welcome its favourite God. The most interesting thing about Mumbai's Ganesha's is their variety - we see all sorts of Ganeshas in all sorts of sizes - tiny to huge, Ganeshas with their parents, Ganeshas dressed like Krishna, Ganesha dressed in modern clothes.. the list in endless. Come and see our Ganeshas through my lens....

Waiting for a coat of paint

Work in progress

Finishing touches

Strumming a guitar!

Shivaji and Krishna side by side

With his parents

Dattatrya is sandwiched between two others

On his father's shoulders

Dressed as his father

As peshwas

The Lord of the hills - Balaji

And finally, coming home!

Meanwhile, this year, I am doing a series of posts on my stories blog, where I shall be putting up stories of Ganesha every day for the next ten days of the festival. Do go over and take a look. Here are the posts up there now....

• Ganesh Chaturthi
• Birth of Ganesha