Mumbai's Ganesh Utsav 2022

After two years of subdued Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, the city’s biggest Ganesh mandals are back with a bang—rather a dhol-tasha. Extravagant themes, towering idols and dazzling ornaments—here’s your guide to Mumbai’s biggest Ganpati mandals in 2022. In Ganesh Galli, very close to Lalbaugcha Raja, is Mumbaicha Raja. The pandal is known to replicate one Hindu temple from around the country each year to give devotees who cannot make the long pilgrimages a glimpse into the fascinating destinations. In 2022, the pandal’s design is inspired by the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi. The idol is 22 feet tall and is seated in a lotus. The idol’s first sculptor was Dinanath Veling, who was also the first to propose the idea for a tall idol to the mandal in 1977. Though Veling passed away in 1990, the mandal continues his legacy of building a larger-than-life Ganesh idol even today. The theme: Kashi Vishwanath How long it’s been around: 95 years What stands out: The pandal’s themes each year are its main selling point. In the past, the mandal has created replicas of the Meenakshi temple in Madurai, the Kedarnath temple in the Himalayas and Hawa Mahal in Rajasthan. #bappa #mumbai #ganeshutsav #ganpatibappamorya #ganeshchaturthi #ganesh #ganpati