PIX: Mumbai bids farewell to Bappa as 10-day Ganesh festival ends

More than 20,000 idols were immersed in Mumbai till 9pm on Thursday on Anant Chaturdashi, the last day of Ganesh festivities, amid massive crowds, civic officials said. By 9pm, 20,195 idols were......

Mangala Gauri: The 'Women's Only' Festival

In a tiny lane that leads away from Worli Naka, central Mumbai, on a rainy Thursday evening, members of Patil family are busy making last minute preparations for the visarjan (immersion) of Gauri......

'Bappa will be back in another 365 days, na?'

Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com discovers a group of murti (idol) sellers in Mumbai for whom life comes to a halt with visarjan (immersion).     Past the garish posters of political parties and......

Goodbye Ganesha... it's not easy to let You go

Vikki Khanna with his Ganpati idol. It’s always an emotional moment when you say goodbye to Lord Ganesha. One-and-a-half days after the elephant-headed God comes home (catch our coverage......

This trophy belongs to the nation: Rohit

'Rohit and I, we've been trying this for so long. We always wanted to win a World Cup. Bringing the trophy back to Wankhede is a very special feeling.'   IMAGE: Rohit Sharma celebrates with......