Ganesh Chaturthi is unarguably the most famous and celebrated festival of Mumbai.
Mumbaikars, on Monday, welcomed the God of good luck and prosperity - Lord Ganesha - into their homes and community pandals, kick-starting 10-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations with zeal and fervour.
The festival commenced with devotees installing colourfully-crafted idols of their most beloved and venerated deity, Ganesha, in their homes and beautifully decorated pandals across the city.
The mood was full of gaiety and devotion, with chants of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya' reverberating across - as devotees took part in 'aarti' at several temples.
Here are some of the photographs from across the city.
1. Man carries a Ganesh idol
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A devotee carries an idol of Lord Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
2. Ganesha made of jalebi, fafda and gathiya!
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Ganpati idol of Sham Nirmal Mitra Mandal decorated by 10kg jalebi, 3kg fafda, gathiya, chili at Malad. (Photo courtesy - Aadesh Choudhari / dna)
3. Homecoming
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A family takes home a Ganpati idol on Sunday during Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Thane. (Photo courtesy - Vibhav Birwatkar / dna)
4. Shilpa Shetty brings in idol
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Shilpa Shetty-Kundra and Raj Kundra arrive at Lalbaug to take their Ganesh idol home. (Photo courtesy - Emmanual Karbhari / dna)
5. Khetwadicha Ganraj
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First look of Khetwadicha Ganraj, Khetwadi. (Photo courtesy - Emmanual Karbhari / dna)
6. Journey home
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Devotees take a local train from Churchgate station as they carry an idol of Ganesha from a workshop in Girgaum to their residence in Virar at Churchgate. (Photo courtesy - Fariha Farooqui / dna)
7. In transit
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Idol of Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, are transported to places of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
8. Ganesh on cart
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Idols of Ganesh are carried on handcarts to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
