The entire eleven-day celebration of Lord Ganesha was the first grand public celebration at Varsha where the who's who of the city, heads of state departments, police top brass and the common citizens were hosted by CM Eknath Shinde after taking over the reins of the state

Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Bhushan Kumar, Jackie Shroff, Laxmi Raai, Suniel Shetty, Shraddha Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor, Govinda, Sara Ali Khan, Tamannah Bhatia, Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia Deshmukh, Sonal Chauhan, Shaan and more, took the blessings of the elephant god and indulged in candid conversations with the CM Shri Eknath Shinde

The festival of everyone’s favourite lord Ganesha truly brings everyone together

Other celebrities who were seen were Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, and Shakti Kapoor to name a few

Team Babli Bouncer - Madhur Bhandarkar with Tamannah Bhatia posed with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as they seek blessings from Bappa

Sara Ali Khan opted for a pretty yellow Anarkali for the Ganpati celebration

Sara Ali Khan happily posed with Lord Ganesha at the celebration

Tamannah Bhatia opted for a six-yard for the Ganeshotsav

Genelia, Riteish Deshmukh and Ranveer Singh with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde with Bollywood celebrities - Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Ranveer Singh, Tamannah Bhatia, Madhur Bhandarkar, Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia Deshmukh among others

Ahan Shetty with his father Suniel Shetty posed for the shutterbugs

Suniel Shetty, Bhushan Kumar with Jackie Shroff

Akshay Bardapurkar with Eknath Shinde

Genelia looked radiant in a yellow outfit whereas Riteish showed off his classy side in a Nehru coat with kurta pyjama

Bhushan Kumar and Eknath Shinde