Ganesh Chaturthi

Powai -Mulund

Kailash Towers

Idol

•Clay idol about 3.5 feet high.•Idol bought from IIT market for approx .4000

Pooja materials

•Pooja material includes dhoop batti, incence sticks, teeka,camphor,diyas,fruits, flowers, garlands,kalash, coconut, oil, match box.•Groundnuts and banana for Prasaad.•Flowers bought daily from IIT market.•Pandal put up by society workers for free.•Funds taken from chanda .

‘J.B Nagarcha Raja’ on its way to the pandal on 12th September 2010

Idols

•Idol made from clay .•Idol bought from an artisan near BMC office, Dadar.•Generally two idols: one big and one small at the pandals.•The small idol is for the priest to offer prayers while the bigger one is for visarjan.•Small pandal need not be bought every year.•This idol was fitted with rollers underneath which helped in the transportation from the site of making to the pooja pandal.

Pandal

•Clothes used in the pandals are bought by the organisers.

•Rented clothes are not used as they are not clean, and are used in marriages.

•These clothes are sold to the pandalwala after the pooja is over.

•Lighting is outsourced to specialists in Indore.

Pooja materials

•Devotees come in the morning and donate flowers, incensed sticks, oil for the diyas in huge number.•Due to this the daily need for these main puja material is met.

Shahani Colony Ganesh

• Approx 3.5-4 feet in height• Pandal set up in a small temple inside society,

made by members

Mulund Gymkhana Ganesh

• 8.5 feet Plaster of Paris idol• Pandal outsourced• Flowers , other puja materials purchased daily as per

requirements from nearby vendors• Visarjan in Bhandup

Saidhan Hospital GaneshThe theme of this Pandal was rather unique, depicting old Maharashtra and the Maharashtra of today on the sides, with a backdrop of the State Map behind Lord Ganesha

Old Maharashtra

New Maharashtra

• 4 feet idol, from Vikhroli, cost Rs. 4,000• Smaller idol complementary on bigger idol• Tempo for transportation funded by donations• Pandal rented.• Approx cost of Pooja material Rs. 10,000 for 10 days,

sourced from nearby vendors on daily basis• Visarjan at Bhandup• 23rd year

Post Office Ganesh

• 10 feet Plaster of Paris idol from Krantiveer Lokmanya Kreeda Mandal, Rs. 21,000

• Small Shadu(soil) idol from Mulund(W), Rs 2,300• Pandal constructed by contribution of approx 50

locals• Only Pandal Cost, upto 80-85 thousands• Pooja cost, Rs 5,000 for 10 days, including Satya

Narayan Pooja• Visrajan at Mhada, Mulund• Total expense for Ganapati upto 2-2.5 lacs

Hanuman Chauk Ganesh

Massive Decorations

Outside View

ONGC Ganesh

J.P.M Ganesh

Lord Ganesha being welcomed inside society

Smaller Pooja Ganapati

Bigger idol inside truck

Dhruv Mitr Mandal - Mulund

DhruvMitrMandal

Idol

•idol bought from kandivli east.•Idol is 8ft high.11 ft along with the throne.•10,000 rs is the cost of transportation.•visarjan is done at reetibunder in kalwa.

Pandal & Pooja materials

•cost of pandal is 60,000 rs.•light contract of rs.20,000 for 10 days.•decoration of rs 35,000• fullpandal painting is done for rs.8,000.•20 kg of prashad given for rs.1,500.•agarbatti & oil cost rs.1,500.•mandap designer is from keshavpada for rs.16,000

Gala Nagar Ganpati - Mulund

Idol

•murti is bought from an area near amarmahal signal in chembur.•bhandup sculptor vishwanathsawant.s•Murti cost=rs.21,000•6 ft tall murti.•mandal owns truck for rs 2,000 approx to & fro charges.•They get murti in the night 10 hrs before. The chaturthi.• if some problem happens overnight while getting the murti they get the murtikaar to work. •Every mandap is removed in 2 days•1stganpati in mulund since 1954.3rd generation now handling the same.

Pandal and pooja materials

•mandap cost rs15,000,•decoration cost rs.15,500.•kapur(camphor) agarbatti& Prasad =rs.500/day.•decorations brought 4m valjipalan stores & gala nagar In mulundwest.•daily 5 to 6 kg sing dana.5 to 6 kg sweets.13 rs booklet given.•deposit for electricity is rs 1,050.•electricity charge is rs.2,500.•visarjan done at reetibunder in Kalwa.

Mulundcha Maharaja

Mulundcha maharaja

Idol

•38th year of celebration going on.•17 foot high ganpati.•Ganpati sculptor is from amarmahal bhabhi bandekar.•Order is placed 5 months prior to chaturthi.• Trolley is bought for rs 4000 to ship the ganpati. •Murti is for 40,000. •Mukut cost is rs. 5,000.• All other cost is rs 10,000.

Pandal & Pooja materials

•Decoration pandal fully made 2 months before ganpati. •20 to 25 kg of prashad is needed.• Prashad cost is rs 2,000. •Dhoti changes daily.it is given by people. •10 days cost of lighting is 15,000 rs.• Net cost of mandap & decoration is rs 1,25,000.

Sant Narhari Pratisthan

Indira Nagar Ganpati

M.G Road Ganpati

Kutchi Dairy Ganapati

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