Maharashtra Mitra Mandal is organising week-long celebrations at True Friends Apartments in Sector 6; at Upkari Apartments in Sector 12, Jagannath Seva Sangh is in charge. Other societies, too, are organising pooja on their premises.
Performers from Sanskriti Dance School at Upkari Apartments
When it comes to Ganesh Chaturthi, Dwarka takes the lead in welcoming the remover of obstacles. The entire sub-city is geared up, especially the children who are excited to see their favourite lord back in the neighbourhoods.
The festivities are not limited any single group — all communities and societies across Dwarka are participating in the revelry.
Pran pratishtha happening at True Friends Apartments
People from Maharashtra are celebrating on a grand scale under the aegis of Maharashtra Mitra Mandal, but most societies, too, are hosting cultural programmes to mark the day.
At Upkari Apartments in Sector 12, the whole thing is being organised by Jagannath Seva Sangh, a community of people from Odisha living in the area. It is one of the largest celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi in the sub-city.
At Upkari Apartments
Shishir Das, a member of Jagannath Seva Sangh, said, “This is an occasion for Oriya people living in the sub-city to bond. We have our special food stalls and cultural programmes. We started festivities yesterday evening with an Odissi dance performance,”
A community feast in progress at Upkari Apartments
Maharashtra Mitra Mandal is celebrating the festival at True Friends Apartments in Sector 6. The week-long celebrations started yesterday with pran pratishtha and offering of prayers to the Lord in the evening. Celebrations are to continue till Thursday.
Swati Khanwalkar, a member of Maharashtra Mitra Mandal, shared the programme roster with City Spidey. He said, “We are celebrating Ganesh Mahotsav from August 25 to 31. Cultural programmes and other community activities will be start from today evening after 7 pm. Tomorrow, we have a painting competition for the children and a pravachan. On Monday, we have a food mini fete. On Tuesday, there’s a light-and- music programme by artistes of Dwarka. We will be doing arti every day at 7.30 am and 7.30pm. On the final day, we’ll have visarjan at 12 pm.”
Ganpati Apartments organised a pooja in its park, where the statue of Lord Ganesha is located. In Sector 14, a few families from Radhika Apartments organised a pooja.
Members of the management at Ganpati Apartments
