24 August,2010 06:07 AM IST | | Team SMD
Lanes of lalbaug is a a 2.5-hour pandal-hopping, farsaan-chomping walk that will acquaint you with the lanes that come to life once a year when Lalbaugcha Raja returns to rule
Business as usual at a Ganesh shaala in Lalbaug |
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Cost: Rs 600 per person
A maximum of 10 people are accommodated on each tour. Prior registration is a must.
Call: 9867764409 or email beyondbombay@gmail.com
Lalbaugcha Raja
The mandal was founded in 1928 because of a vow for the construction of the present Lalbaug Market at its existing location. The market place at Peru Chawl was shut down in 1932. Hence, the fishermen
and vendors who used to sit in the open place vowed to Lord Ganesh for a permanent place for their market. They established the idol after the market was built in 1934. It's believed that this particular Ganesha grants your every wish, which explains the serpentine queues.