Ganpati Bappa Minea: Mumbai, Pune is ready for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations; 17,600 COPs deployed | See photos

Copyright © HT Digital Streams Limit all rights reserved. Business News / Photos / Ganpati Bappa Minea: Mumbai, Pune is ready for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations; 17,600 COPs deployed | See photos 15 photos. Updated: 26 Aug 2025, 09:38 IST Livemint preparations for Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 are in full swing. From Mumbai to Pune, Nagpur and Nashik, streets are decorated with lights and colors, as dedicated Ganpati Bappa welcomes in their homes and pandals. Mumbai police deployed 17,600 officials to maintain security at key locations. 1/50head of Ganesh Chaturthi on August 27, Pune is in the face, a shortage of idols, as permission for Paris’s plaster came late. Prices are expected to rise by 30-40%, with some plaster idols costing more than Shadu Ganeshas. (Pic – Mahendra Kolhe/ HT) 2/ 15pune MP Murlidhar Mohol and Kasba Mla Hemant Rasne will comply with the Ganesh mandals to follow up the schedule of the upcoming immersion. (HT file) (HT_PRINT) 3/15DEVOTEES wear an idol of Lord Ganesha before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Sunday in Mumbai. (Pti Photo/Kunal Patil) (Pti) 4/15Devotees take part in a procession on Sunday that carries the idol of Lord Ganesha to a pandal in front of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Sunday in Nagpur. (Ani Photo) (Vidhee) 5/15Devotees transport an idol from Lord Ganesha from a workshop to a pandal, as preparations for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival begin on Sunday in Mumbai. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo) 6/15Idol of Hindu God Ganesh will be transferred to the pandal on Sunday, August 24 from the workshop in front of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai, India, 7/15Devotes participated in the process that the idol of Lord Ganesha shares. Chaturthi ‘Festival, in Nagpur, on Sunday, (Ani photo) (Snehal Sontaks) 8/15 Nightpur: People wear an idol of Lord Ganesh in front of the’ Ganesh Chaturthi ‘festival, in Nagpur, Sunday, August 24, 2025. Idol of Lord Ganesh before the’ Ganesh Chaturthi ‘ Monday 25 August. (PTI photo) (PTI) 10/15Mumbai will see constables, inspectors, ACPs and DCPs on the round of the clock. A strong police presence is planned to maintain order (PTI photo) (PTI) 11/15Horse-mounted units, BDDs, dog groups and QRTs will be part of the Mumbai police safety during the Ganesh festival. Crowds have already gathered at Lalbaugcha Raja to admire decorations and capture selfies before the celebrations. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo) 12/15Devotees carrying idols of Lord Ganesha, leaving for a pandal at Mahalakshmi before Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai. More than 11,000 CCTV cameras and drones have been set up, with technology playing a key role in crowd management. (Ani-photo) (Deepak Salvi) 13/15. 17,600 police staff will be deployed in Mumbai to ensure safety during the 10-day Ganesh festival from August 27 (Pti Photo/Kunal Patil) (PTI) 14/15 People on Tuesday had an idol of Lord Ganesha on the Eve of Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai, Tuesday. Girgaon Chowpatty and large immersion sites will have additional police coverage, with arrangements focusing on smooth storeys and public safety. (Pti Photo) (Pti) 15/15Mumbai: A man with an idol of Lord Ganesh on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai, on Tuesday, August 26 (PTI Photo) (Pti) Other Galleries