Overview

• Times Now reports the festival is underway ahead of Aug. 27, with observances typically lasting up to 11 days.
• Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee, along with Shiv Thakare, have already brought Ganpati idols home.
• Nana Patekar, Jeetendra, Arpita Khan Sharma and the Ambani family are performing Ganpati puja at home.
• Celebrities are visiting marquee Mumbai pandals, including Lalbaugcha Raja and Ganesh Galli Cha Raja, for blessings.
• Shilpa Shetty will skip this year’s celebration due to a death in her family and has issued a statement.