Labubu Dolls Spotted At Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple, What Happens When Pop Culture Crashes The Puja Aisle

Mumbai has seen its share of odd cultural mash-ups, but few quite as eyebrow-raising as this: Labubu dolls on sale at the Siddhivinayak Temple. Yes, the same shrine where thousands line up daily with coconuts, garlands, and prayers to Lord Ganesha is now, somehow, also a point of purchase for a bug-eyed, sharp-toothed collectable that looks like it crawled out of a Tim Burton sketchbook.

Labubu Takes Over

we got labubus at siddhivinayak temple now pic.twitter.com/kziAFdKkws

— gordon (@gordonramashray) August 23, 2025

Labubu isn’t just another toy. Born from the Chinese brand Pop Mart, it’s half bunny, half imp, with jagged teeth and a grin that’s equal parts goofy and sinister. The figure has become a bona fide cult object. Shoppers camp outside stores for blind-box launches, influencers display them on their shelves like art pieces, and celebrities like Rihanna, Blackpink’s Lisa, and even Cher have casually flaunted their Labubus like prized accessories.

The secret sauce is “blind box culture.” Buy one, and you never know which version you’ll get until you rip it open. It’s like a lottery ticket with cuter odds. That formula has created a feverish resale market. 

And now, this mischief maker has found its way into the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai, as shown in a recently shared post on X. This culture mashup has left the internet shocked!

Internet Reacts To This Pop-Culture Mashup

Spotting a labubu next to marigold garlands at Siddhivinayak feels, well, uncanny. “Imagine buying a Labubu along with your coconut for Ganpati,” one user quipped, summing up the mood online. Another one chimed in with, “Ye shaitaan mandir takk pohch gayi,” while a third one hilariously imagined a “Labubu chaturthi soon.” Others weren’t laughing, especially those aware of the internet rabbit holes that link Labubu’s jagged grin to satanic lore and demons like Pazuzu.

Pop Mart has never leaned into that angle, branding Labubu strictly as a designer collectable, but conspiracy-flavoured TikToks have done the rest.

Temples in India have long sold more than just flowers and ghee lamps. Calendars, plastic toys, and even keychains often find their way into the stalls lining the entrances. But Labubu isn’t a local toy; it carries global baggage, viral hysteria, and just enough “creepy cute” energy to make its presence inside a Ganpati temple feel like a headline.

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What The Labubu Moment Really Says

Interestingly, this isn’t the first time the character has brushed against tradition. During Singapore’s Nine Emperor Gods Festival, Labubu figurines were dressed up like devotees. There, the blend felt intentional. At Siddhivinayak, it feels like either a merchandising experiment or simply a shopkeeper jumping on a craze without thinking twice.

So far, the temple authorities haven’t commented. Maybe this is what happens when internet culture seeps everywhere: a mischievous doll becomes a spiritual “jumpscare” in a sanctum where people seek blessings. For devotees, it’s disorienting. For Pop Mart fans, it’s oddly thrilling and serves as proof that their collectable has reached a kind of pop-icon ubiquity.

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And perhaps that’s the strangest thing about Labubu; it’s no longer just a toy. It has crossed into memes, conspiracies, and now holy spaces. You can scoff at it, laugh at it, even side-eye it, but you can’t avoid it. At Siddhivinayak, Lord Ganesha sits as always, serene and unshaken. But just a few steps away, Labubu grins back, reminding us that in 2025, even faith and fandom share the same shelf space.

Cover Image Courtesy: gordonramashray/X and darwininan/Wikipedia