Mumbai, Dec 7: The ritual of Dev Deepavali, celebrated two weeks after Diwali, began in Mumbai only in 2016, but it is evident that city residents have embraced the practice. Ten days ago on November 26, a crowd of several thousand visited Banganga Tank in Walkeshwar for what is nowContinue Reading
Mumbai, Nov 10: Regardless of the rising pollution and the court orders, the demand for fireworks has not declined in Mumbai. A shopkeeper at K Fidally, one of the many famous firework-selling shops at Mohammed Ali Road, said, “You are crazy if you think there is a ban. Around fiveContinue Reading
Mumbai, 08 Nov: The lantern market located in the heart of Dadar, Mumbai, famously known as Kandil Galli, a vibrant lantern market that comes alive during the festive seasons of Diwali and Eid and showing lights 24/7. The origins of Kandil Galli can be traced back to the 19th centuryContinue Reading
Mumbai, Sep 10: With the increase in efforts to match the magnificent festival celebrations of Mumbai city, people living in rural Maharashtra are now worried that they will lose the cultural traits of their own Ganpati Mahotsav. For the past few years, there has been an increase in the initiativeContinue Reading
Mumbai, Sept 18: The countdown for the celebrating Lalbaugcha Raja has begun and only one day remains for the grand celebrations to take off. This is the 90th year since it was established and, poignantly, the pandal is being seen as a tribute to the late Nitin Desai, the artContinue Reading
Mumbai, Sept 12: Ganesh Chaturthi is arguably the biggest festival celebrated in Maharashtra. The month of September cultivates joy, excitement, and extraordinary devotion in the hearts of millions. Ganesh pandals spring up all over Mumbai city, from the more pompous of locations to its humbler suburbs. Each pandal holds aContinue Reading