Twitter to celebrate Ganesh Chathurti with a dedicated emoji

MUMBAI India’s stock, bond, and currency markets are closed on Monday for Ganesh Chaturthi holiday. Do you think it’s the people, and not the festival that’s accountable?

This is the first festival that is celebrated in the Bhadrapada masa. Wishing everyone a very happy and blessed Ganesh Chaturthi!

One could find 15 to 25 feet tall idols of Lord Ganesha and the city is being observed echoing with the chants “Ganpati Bapa Morya” as the idols reached homes and pandals. Modaks made with rice flour shell are preferred for this goal, however, wheat shell version are also used. Mumbai Police is on its toes to ensure that the city remains safe and peaceful during these ten days. Finally, on 11th day Ganesh idols are immersed at in a lake.

“It will be 10 years that I’m making Ganesh idols”. On the altar, the massive idol of Lord Ganesh is flanked by small idols of Lord Venkateshwara and Lord Krishna. This year, while Salman was busy shooting in Manali for Tubelight, celebs like Riteish Deshmukh-Genelia, Karisma Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Daisy Shah, Malaika Arora-Amrita, Divya Khosla Kumar and others attended their Ganpati pooja. We stopped immersing the idol long ago.

Popular Marathi film and television actor, who is remembered as Ramanand Sagar’s young “Krishna” has brought home Ganapati idol made of “Panchdhatu”. Take safety precautions to avoid the freak accidents during the processions and at the sea-shore. Celebrate the festival of Lord Ganesh the “elephant-headed” God and the symbol of power and wisdom. “HappyGaneshChaturthi to all! Let’s celebrate & enjoy Ganeshotsav the environment friendly way.#ganapatibappamorya”, he tweeted.