With the whole world going virtual with everything from birthdays to family gatherings, the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is not behind. At a time when large groups are strictly prohibited, Bappa is all set to go online this year. Yes, you heard that, right! This Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganpati will give darshan on Zoom, Facebook and Google platforms. Due to the pandemic, the duration of the festival has been cut short from ten to two days at most places. The grandeur of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations is unparalleled. Here are all the places where you can do darshan online. 5 Places That Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi With Vibrancy & Fervour
1. Marathi Mitra Mandal, Delhi
Marathi Mitra Mandal, Alaknanda which is one of the oldest mandals in NCR region, this year, will hold aarti and darshans on FB live. This is the second time in almost 35 years they are bringing Lord Ganesh for only one and a half days. It is challenging to organise festivals in COVID times which is why the duration has been cut short. Mumbai’s Ganeshotsav Festivities Postponed To Feb 2021
2. Sarvajanik Utsav Samitia, Delhi
Sarvajanik Utsav Samiti, a body of prominent Marathis, celebrates the festival every year with spiritual songs, theatre performances and a lot of dance drama. Unable to have a big celebration, they will bring Ganpati at a member’s home for the first time in 25 years they will bring Ganpati. While visitors will not be allowed, they will go live Zoom with the aarti as well as the immersion the next day.
3. Sarvajanik Ganeshotsava Samiti, Gurgaon
Sarvajanik Ganeshotsava Samiti, in its 28th year of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, will have online celebrations for a week. This year also marks the 100th death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak, the founder of Ganpati festival, which is why this committee is having a week-long celebration. There will be no physical darshan here too.
4. Ganesh Sewa Mandal, East Delhi
This 18-year-old association in east Delhi will have darshan slots for 30 minutes with each having a darshan slot of a maximum of 20 visitors. They will also make darshan live on Facebook for the visitors. It will be a short two-day function where the association will abide by safety and health protocols. They have also organised two musical programmes that would be telecasted live.
5. Maharashtra Sadan, Delhi
In Maharashtra Sadan, Bappa will stay for five days, and there will be no event or procession this time. There will be a morning and evening aarti, and the number of visitors will be restricted with proper sanitisation and temperature checks at the place. Tirupati Has A Ganesha Idol Made Of Bangles
While the elaborate 10-day long ritual has been cut short this year, the spirit of the festival remains alive with the online darshans, aarti and immersion.