Mumbai`s `Police Bappa`

The ten-day long Ganeshotsav is being celebrated in Mumbai, Maharashtra and elsewhere in the country

Ganesh idol dressed up like a police officer awares people against use of drugs during Ganeshotsav celebrations

The Lord Ganesh idols in various shapes and sizes are installed at several households and in pandals in Mumbai

The idols of Lord Ganesh, the god of prosperity and a slayer of obstacles, were brought in homes across the state with pomp and gaiety

Meanwhile, to maintain security during the festival that sees lakhs of people visiting pandals in city, over 13,750 police personnel have been deployed