Pune (Maharashtra):Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple was decorated with 2,000 kilograms of grapes on the eve of Holi on Sunday. People of Pune thronged the temple to see the decoration. Over 2,000 kilograms of exportable and chemical-free grapes grown by the farmers of Sahyadri farmers in Nashik have been used for decoration.
Draksha Mahotsav, the Grape Festival, is a unique and culturally rich event organised at the temple every year. The decoration creates a picturesque view for the devotees. These grapes will be later distributed as prasad to devotees, orphanages, old age homes and Sassoon Hospital. For the third year, this type of decoration was arranged in the temple.