Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: Aarti performed at Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai

19:51 August 22

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated without its usual pomp in Odisha

Ganesh Chaturthi festival was celebrated without the usual pomp and fanfare across Odisha on Saturday because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

19:50 August 22

Online 'darshan' of idols on Ganesh Chaturthi in Kolkata

Several community puja organisers in Kolkata switched to the digital mode to enable people to have 'darshan' of Ganapati idols on Ganesh Chaturthi on Saturday.

19:48 August 22

Low-key Vinayaka Chaviti festivities in Andhra Pradesh amid pandemic

Vinayaka Chaviti in Andhra Pradesh celebrated in a low-key as citizens were confined to their homes in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation.

19:45 August 22

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated in simple manner across Telangana state

Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated this year without pomp across Telangana as was advised by the state government due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

17:15 August 22

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi at his residence

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi at his residence

Offering prayers to Lord Ganesha, Sachin Tendulkar celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi with family at his residence in Mumbai.

17:01 August 22

Priests offer prayers to Lord Ganesha at Meenakshi Amman Temple

Priests offer prayers to Lord Ganesha at Meenakshi Amman Temple

On Ganesh Chaturthi, priests offered prayers to Lord Gajanan at Meenakshi Amman Temple in Tamil Nadu's Madurai.

16:58 August 22

Virtual darshan of Lord Ganesha amid COVID-19 pandemic

Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, devotees and pandals were using social media to offer virtual darshan of Lord Ganesh during the 10-day festival which began on Saturday.

16:42 August 22

Dog bows down before Ganesha to show respect

Showing respects towards Ganapati, a dog from dog's squad in Pune Police bowed down before the elephant-headed god. The dog was found as bending before Dagdusheth Ganpati in Pune on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

15:55 August 22

Tamil Nadu CM offers prayers to Lord Ganesha at his residence

Tamil Nadu CM offers prayers to Lord Ganesha at his residence

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday offered prayers to Lord Ganesha at his residence in Salem on the first day of the 10-day festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.

15:51 August 22

Nitin Gadkari offers prayers to Lord Ganesha on Ganesh Chaturthi

Nitin Gadkari offers prayers to Lord Ganesha on Ganesh Chaturthi

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari offers prayers to Lord Ganesha at his residence in Nagpur on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

15:44 August 22

Venkaiah Naidu performs Ganesh Puja

Venkaiah Naidu performs Ganesh Puja

Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu performed Ganesh Puja with his wife Usha Naidu on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Saturday.

15:20 August 22

Ganesh aarti in Puducherry's Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple

Ganesh aarti in Puducherry's Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple

On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, Prayers being offered at Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple in Puducherry.

14:12 August 22

CM Uddhav Thackeray with family offers prayers to lord Ganesh

CM Uddhav Thackeray with family offers prayers to lord Ganesh

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray offers prayers to Lord Ganesha at his residence in Mumbai, on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

13:48 August 22

Housewife decorates home with Corona-themed Ganesha

A Chennai housewife decorates her house with Corona-themed Ganesha & thousands of Ganesha idols to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi.

Nandini Vignesh says, "We started collecting Ganesha idols & now we have 3500 idols at home. We travelled to many places to collect idols."

12:43 August 22

CM Pramod Sawant offers prayers

CM Pramod Sawant offers prayers

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant offers prayers at his residence in Kothambi, on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

11:52 August 22

Blood donation camp conducted at Lalbaugcha Raja Mandal

Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati Mandal is conducting a blood & plasma donation camp in Mumbai while celebrating its Arogya Utsav on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.  

President of Mandal says, "Due to COVID19, we are conducting this camp instead of a Ganesh pandal."

11:49 August 22

CM Yediyurappa offered prayers to Lord Ganesha

CM Yediyurappa offered prayers to Lord Ganesha 

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa offered prayers to Lord Ganesha at his residence in Bengaluru, on the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi.

10:23 August 22

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to wish people on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.  

10:21 August 22

Amit Shah extends greetings to countrymen

Home Minister Amit Shah extended his greetings to the countrymen on Ganesh Chaturthi.

Shah tweeted "Heartfelt greetings to all countrymen on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi."

10:18 August 22

PM Modi greets people on Ganesh Chaturthi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.

He said, “Greetings on the auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. May the blessings of Bhagwan Shri Ganesh always be upon us. May there be joy and prosperity all over.”

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday greeted citizens on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi and prayed that Lord Ganesha bless all to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

10:04 August 22

Morning 'aarti' and prayers being offered at Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Mandir in Pune on Ganesh Chaturthi.

07:13 August 22

Prayers at a Ganesha Temple in Connaught Place

Priests offer prayers at a Ganesha Temple in Connaught Place in Delhi on Ganesh Chaturthi.

06:57 August 22

'Aarti' being performed at Dwarka's Shri Sidhi Vinayak Temple 

'Aarti' being performed at Shri Sidhi Vinayak Temple in Dwarka on Ganesh Chaturthi.

06:36 August 22

Eco-friendly Ganpati idol made with dry fruits

Dr Aditi Mittal, a resident of Surat in Gujarat made a Ganpati idol with dry fruits for Ganesh Chaturthi.  

She said, "I made this idol with dry fruits that have shell & it will be kept at a COVID hospital. After the puja the dry fruits will be distributed among patients at the hospital"

06:12 August 22

Ganesh Chaturthi 2020: Aarti performed at Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai

Mumbai:It is that time of the year when devotees welcome Lord Ganpati home with utmost devotion and gusto. Mumbai's  Shri Siddhivinayak Temple performed  'Aarti' on Ganesh Chaturthi.

Ganesh Chaturthi, also called Vinayaka Chavithi, is an auspicious Hindu festival which is celebrated for 10 days every year. The festival is celebrated in the Bhadra month as per the Hindu calendar which generally falls in mid-August to September. It marks the birthday of the beloved elephant-headed Lord Ganesha.

Ganesha is known as the God of wealth, sciences, knowledge, wisdom and prosperity, and that's why most Hindus remember him and seek his blessings before starting any important work. Lord Ganesh is known by 108 different names like Gajanana, Vinayaka, Vighnaharta among others.

This festival is celebrated with great devotion and joy by Hindus throughout the world. In India, it is majorly celebrated in states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana.