Kullu: A colourful idol of Lord Ganesha is being prepared by an artist ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chaturthi ) in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India, on Monday, August 31, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Members of a Ganesh mandal carry a Ganesh idol from an idol workshop to their pandal ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Members of a Ganesh mandal carry a Ganesh idol from an idol workshop to their pandal ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Members of a Ganesh Mandal carry a Ganesh idol to their pandal ahead of the Ganesh festival, in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Members of a Ganesh Mandal carry a Ganesh idol to their pandal ahead of the Ganesh festival, in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Members of a Ganesh Mandal carry a Ganesh idol to their pandal ahead of the Ganesh festival, in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Devotees and activists gather in large numbers during the grand arrival ceremony of the idol of Shri Chintamani Public Ganeshotsav Mandal, Chinchpokli, between Parel Workshop and Chinchpokli in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Devotees carry a Ganesh idol from a workshop to their Ganesh mandal pandal ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Devotees carry a Ganesh idol from a workshop to their Ganesh mandal pandal ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Ganesh mandals carry tall idols of Lord Ganesha from a workshop to a pandal ahead of the Ganesh festival celebrations in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Devotees carry an idol of the Lord Ganesha during a procession amid heavy traffic ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Devotees carry a Ganpati idol amid heavy traffic ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Parel in Mumbai. (Photo: IANS)