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Ganeshotsav

Beyond Spectacle

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By Correspondent
Ganeshotsav is at its best when it brings Maharashtra together. For ten days, neighbourhoods become communities and homes become welcoming spaces as devotion spills naturally into the streets. There is music, modaks and the unmistakable sense that the festival belongs...
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Beyond Spectacle

Bappa Under Scrutiny

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By Abhijit Joshi
As Ganeshotsav confronts concerns over idol height, noise and food safety, Maharashtra must find a balance between devotion and responsible celebration. Ganpati is perhaps Maharashtra’s most iconic festival, occupying a unique place in the state’s social and cultural life. For...
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Bappa Under Scrutiny

Blocked roads take life

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By Rajendra Joshi
Kolhapur: Ten minutes. That is the gap the family of Nalini Ganesh Mainkar says may have separated life from death. On Tuesday, as preparations for Ganeshotsav gathered pace in Kolhapur, Mainkar, a resident of Wangibol in Shivaji Peth, suddenly fell...
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Blocked roads take life

Raucous Reverence

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By Correspondent
The assault of a Pune resident and anti-noise activist vocal about excessive noise during festivals is a disturbing reminder of what happens when religious enthusiasm becomes a licence for civic lawlessness. A disagreement over loudspeakers and DJs should be settled...
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Raucous Reverence

The Battle for a Quieter Ganeshotsav

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By Rajendra Pandharpure
As DJs, Dolby systems and crowded mandaps return, Pune residents are pushing back against noise and traffic during the city’s biggest festival. Pune: The majority of the city’s residents have impotently opposed the use of ear-splitting DJ systems during the...
Cultural 
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The Battle for a Quieter Ganeshotsav

Safety First

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The death of two people and injuries to five others after a 22-foot Ganesh idol collapsed during its arrival ceremony in Mumbai is a deeply disturbing accident. It is particularly unfortunate that such an incident should occur barely three weeks...
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Safety First