Overview

• Ganesh Chaturthi falls on Wednesday, August 27, with the 10-day observance concluding on Saturday, September 6 with Ganesh Visarjan.
• Maharashtra has accorded Ganeshotsav state festival status, closing schools, banks, and government offices statewide on August 27.
• Bank branches will also be shut on Wednesday in several cities, including Ahmedabad, Belapur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji, and Vijayawada.
• Mumbai will observe liquor dry days on August 27 and September 6, while Pune has ordered closures from August 27 to September 6 in specified police station limits, with additional shutdowns along procession routes on the fifth and seventh days.
• Officials signal tight security across Mumbai and nearby districts for crowd management, with Mumbai alone hosting nearly 14,000 mandals that draw heavy footfall.