Mumbai: The Ville Parle Police Station in Mumbai welcomed ‘Police Bappa’, an idol of Lord Ganesh clad in police uniform for Ganeshotsav. The ten-day Ganeshotsav began on Wednesday with enthusiasm throughout Maharashtra after two years of the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Speaking concerning the distinctive Police Bappa, inspector Rajendra Kane of Vile Parle PS stated, “The idea is to unfold consciousness associated to crime, site visitors guidelines & notably, cyber fraud. A Marathi track is performed alongside for consciousness.”

Maharashtra | ‘Police Bappa’ welcomed at Vile Parle Police Station in Mumbai for #Ganeshotsav

The idea is to unfold consciousness associated to crime, site visitors guidelines & notably, cyber fraud. A Marathi track is performed alongside for consciousness: Inspector Rajendra Kane, Vile Parle PS pic.twitter.com/uffWNhuq7g

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Maharashtra celebrates Ganeshotsav after 2 years 

Probably the most auspicious and majorly celebrated festivals of Ganesh Chaturthi has begun immediately. This 12 months the 10-day lengthy festivity of Ganpati Utsav will start on August 31. Devotees welcome Bappa to their abodes and after internet hosting the god for days, will bid him a tearful adieu. Also called Vinayak Chaturthi, it’s the celebration of the beginning of Lord Ganesha. 

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, varied state and central cupboard ministers like Narayan Rane, Chief of Opposition Ajit Pawar, Bharatiya Janata Get together metropolis and state chiefs Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Ashish Shelar and different outstanding leaders welcomed the elephant-headed Lord Ganesh for the fest amid music, dance, pomp and pageantry.

Different celebs just like the Ambanis, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Nana Patekar, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh, Vidya Balan, Shilpa Shetty, Shreyas Talpade, Vivek Oberoi, Govinda, Sonali Bendre and lots of extra are celebrating Ganeshotsav with idols at their properties.

The state`s tallest – 38-feet Lord Ganesha – in a Parashuram `avatar` is put in at eleventh Khetwadi Lane in south Mumbai, whereas the all-time favorite, Lalbaugcha Raja in Laulbaug has mesmerising type of over 18 toes enthralling devotees who throng right here 24 hours every day for `darshan`, and the richest, GSB Seva Mandal Matunga`s Lord Ganesh idol of gold, silver and treasured stones, with an insurance coverage cowl of a staggering Rs 316.50 crore this 12 months.

(With company inputs)