This year's Mumbai "carnival" (this is the word used by some journalists - actually that's what it is now) has come to an end. A nightmare for the security forces, luckily no attacks / disasters during the period. While some attributed this to the Lord Himself, others felt that it was a job well done by the security.
As usual, some of the people accompanying the processions seemed to be disinterested in the religious nature of the festival. One could see drunk people dancing and leading the processions.
The naming convention seems to have caught on...most Ganesh pandals now had the "*cha Raja" suffix. For example, "Powaicha Raja", "Ghatkoparcha Raja". Others went a step ahead and had "*cha Maharaja" as the suffix.
One could see numerous hoardings put up by all political parties. In some of these hoardings, numerous pictures of the various local "thugs" were displayed - some of these banners had a very small photo of Ganesha - much of the space was taken up the "thugs" themselves.
I could see many North Indians also keeping Ganesha idols in their homes - this might be the effect of Bollywood and other actors popularizing by walking to Siddhivinayak, etc.
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