After the immersion, operation clean-up begins with devotion

Not everything the devotees consigned to the sea on Monday at the end of the 11-day Ganpati festival is retained, a lot of it is in fact comes washing up in the tide. Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com......

'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......

'We can go hungry, but bringing Ganesha home is mandatory'

They live on the road under a temporary, plastic roof. But, for 11 days, Lord Ganesha finds a home in their abode, discovers Sonil Dedhia/Rediff.com. The sun is ready to set but the street that......

Band, Baaja, Bappa: It's a grand farewell party

People from all over Maharashtra come to watch the Shivgarjana dhol-tasha band in action. Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com find out why. As is habitual of fireworks during the festival season, one suddenly......