Source: Lalbaugcha Raja's website/ANI
During the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesha idol was established.
This auspicious ten-day festival starts with Chaturthi Tithi and ends on Anantha Chaturdashi.
Devotees of Lord Ganesh, the god of wisdom and good fortune, mark his birth during the Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month.
The son of the Destroyer, Shiva, and Goddess Parvati, Lord Ganesha is a figure of enormous mystery and power.
Indian mythology tells the legend of Goddess Parvati creating baby Lord Ganesha using sandalwood paste and asking him to guard the entrance while she bathed.
There are various versions of how Lord Ganesha came to have the head of an elephant. Some say he was born without a head, while some others say his head was burned off at a dinner party when Shani's evil eye caught him.
The history of the Lalbaugcha Raja has been quite famous since ancient times as it is the popular Ganesh Idol of Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal.
The Lalbaugcha Raja Ganapati idol has been organised by the Kambli family for over eight decades.
In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal cancelled its traditional festivities for the first time in the 86 years of its existence.
The iconic 14-feet-tall Ganesha idol of Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal was unveiled on August 30 after a hiatus of 2 years.