Farewell, Ganesha!

With dhol-dhamaka, flowers and festoons, chants and revelry, devotees all over the city gave their favourite Lord, Ganapati, a fitting farewell as he set off on his journey back home to Kailash. The symbolic send off which took place on Sunday, saw thousands throng the

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lake to catch the last glimpse of the crowd favourite, Khairatabad Ganesha. The vehicles, be it cars, trucks or even cycles, that inched their way towards Tank Bund were decked up with flowers, garlands and colourful buntings. The crowds made a beeline for selfies with the idols before they were immersed in the water. There was a festive atmosphere in the air with
local bandwallahs belting out

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beats, women doing kolatam, and children watching wide-eyed and wonderstruck, propped up on the shoulders of their parents. Chants of ‘Ganapati Bappa Moriya’ reverberated in the air till the wee hours of Monday morning.