This year’s Lalbaug Cha Raja is as grand as each year. This is the 91st year of the utsav mandal and the murti has been sculpted by Mr. Ratnakar Madhusudan Kambli of Kambli Arts who has been sculpting the idol since 2002. The Kambli clan has been sculpting the Lalbagh Cha Raja murti for nearly 90 years. This Ganesh Chaturthi 2024, the murti is draped in a maroon velvet pitambar as a golden crowned Ganesha sits on his thrown in a blessing pose. If you are planning to visit the Lalbagh Cha Raja, watch this before the visit, here is everything you need to know.
12 September,2024 12:47 PM IST
On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi 2024, Ganpati Bappa Morya Chants are all around the city of Mumbai. After all it is the famous Ganeshotsav that is beginning from today. Huge crowd was seen at the famed Parel area where there is a string of famous ganpati pandas like Lalbaugcha Raja. Catch the festive fervour here as we bring you Lalbaugcha Raja Darshan 2024.
07 September,2024 02:54 PM IST
A massive fire broke out at the Times Tower building on September 06, located in Lower Parel West, Mumbai. After receiving the information, At least 9 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames. Thick plumes of smoke billowed out from the Times Tower building during the firefighting operations. However, no injuries have been reported in the fire incident. The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained and more details are awaited.
06 September,2024 10:45 AM IST
Ganesh Chaturthi 2024 is here. Each year, Parel’s Railway ground turns into a huge workshop for Ganpati murti makers and this is not without a reason. With time, not only the demand for the Ganpati murtis have increased but the sizes too. To sculpt huge Ganpati murtis as tall as 22 feet, Railway Ground gives way to these murtikars who sculpt Ganapti murtis from scratch here. The work starts months before the actual Ganpati festival and so do the orders for the Ganpati murtis. What goes into making the iconic and famous Ganpati murtis of Mumbai? As the celebration comes close, take a look.
01 September,2024 05:00 PM IST
While photography has been predominantly a men-dominated profession, more and more women are taking on the field and breaking barriers one click at a time. But is it really easy to be a woman photographer in 2023? Meet Salonee Jain, an Indian photographer based in Mumbai who left her cushy job in consulting to follow her passion for photography full-time. As a photographer, Salonee now travels the length and breadth of the country and this World Photography Day 2023, here is a peek into her life as a woman photographer.
18 August,2023 06:46 PM IST
Thousands of Central Railway (CR) commuters were stranded on Thursday as local train services were delayed due to a signal glitch between Dadar and Parel railway station during the morning rush hour. Due to a technical snag between Dadar and Parel railway station on fast track (line 06) in Mumbai, a number of passengers, mostly office-goers, got down from the coaches between Sion and Matunga railway station, and started walking along the tracks to reach their offices. Many commuters were seen changing trains on track, while a few boarded moving trains.
22 September,2022 06:38 PM IST | Mumbai
The civic body’s works over the past year seem to have given relief to citizens living in and commuting through the areas that are prone to chronic flooding between Dadar and Parel. Among those are Hindmata and King’s Circle, both of which were waterlogged on Tuesday after incessant downpour. But, once the rain stopped, both these spots were cleared of water, thanks to the holding tanks and water pumps. The BMC, however, faltered at one point the Milan subway. It was flooded like always and remained so even after the rain stopped, as the civic body forgot to install water pumps for the holding tank.
06 July,2022 09:48 PM IST | Mumbai
A 30-year-old security guard fell to death from the balcony of a flat located on the 19th floor of a 61-storey residential building in central #Mumbai after a major fire broke out, a fire brigade official said
22 October,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Ganpati Bappa Morya! Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya! Watch the full visarjan aarti of Mumbaicha Raja Mandal, Ganesh Galli from the safety of your home!
19 September,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Mumbai has reported a surge in COVID-19 cases after reaching a record low in recent days. On Wednesday, the city registered about 25 per cent growth in new cases within a day. The rise is seen in a few areas out of the 24 civic wards. Parel, Mulund and Dahisar are showing more than double the average cases in the last week. Though it cannot be termed as a trend, it can help the BMC trace and track patients and their contacts.
07 August,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
