MUMBAI: Some prominent mandals are celebrating their golden and diamond jubilee this year.
It is the best among all 60-70 idols he has carved this season. The 12-year-old mandal is located in a housing society in Sector 10, Nerul , where 1,200 people arrived for puja and mahaprasad Saturday night. This is the golden jubilee year of the mandal that was founded Aug 15, 1976 by a group of kabaddi players.
Noted moortikar Raju Shinde says his heart broke when this Radha-Krishna style Ganesh left his workshop. Mandal president Sachin Kale says they chose this theme to celebrate the convergence of Radha Ashtami and Ganeshotsav. President Rahul Walanj says this year’s theme is ‘Superheroes’ which includes Chhota Bheem, Spiderman, Hulk, Avenger, Marvel and Krish characters. Joint secretary Jaya Shetty says the height of Sahyadri’s moorti remains constant.
The seven-day idol will be immersed Sunday. They started Ganeshotsav in a small place near Sahakar Cinema. Aagman and visarjan are performed with traditional dhol tasha.