Few chants in India carry as much emotion as “Ganapati Bappa Morya.” It rises during arrival, swells during celebration, and breaks hearts at visarjan. Loud, rhythmic, communal, yet deeply personal.

Ganapati Chaturthi is annually celebrated in the Bhadrapada month on the waxing fourth day. Omkara tattvam is Ganapati swaroopam. Ganapati receives first worship in all events. Thus, the “Prathama ...

Pune: A diamond tilak estimated to be worth Rs1 crore was offered to the idol at Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati. The gesture was made by two devotees, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi and Ricky ...

Vatapi Ganapatim Bhaje is a Sanskrit kriti composed by the legendary poet-composer and singer Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar. It is sung in almost all music concerts in South India. The kriti’s opening line ...

Ganapati fervour has spread all over the state, not the whole country. During the worship of Ganesha, I came across two words describing Ganesha - Vignaharta, the remover of all obstacles, which all ...

V. Ganapati Sthapati, the architect of modern-day wonders such as the 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari, Valluvar Kottam in Chennai and the Kannagi and Madhavi statue in Poompuhar, died ...