Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: Joyous celebrations captured across the nation

Ganesh Chaturthi witnessed India celebrating the festival with great fervor and devotion. Across cities, households adorned their homes with intricate Ganesha idols, performing prayers and rituals to honour Lord Ganesha. Simultaneously, grand public pandals became centers of cultural performances, feasting and community gatherings. Here are some pictures from the celebrations.

The idol of Lord Ganesha on display during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Sahyadri Krida Mandal in Chembur, Mumbai.

Devotees perform pooja on Ganesh Chaturthi at Latasil Ganesh Temple, in Guwahati.

People gather at a pandal to offer prayers on Ganesh Chaturthi, in Varanasi.

At Karad in Satara, Maharashtra, people participate in the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations by carrying idols of Lord Ganesh.

During the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Chikkamagaluru, young devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesh with reverence.

In Guwahati, devotees feed an elephant outside the Lord Ganesh temple as part of the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.

The ‘Khetwadi Cha Morya’ idol of Lord Ganesha on display during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Khetwadi 7th Lane, Mumbai.

Devotees in Karad, Satara, carry idols of Lord Ganesh as part of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations.

In Kolkata, people perform pooja as part of the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.

As part of the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities in Chikkamagaluru, an idol of Lord Ganesh is carried by the devotees.

Devotees offer prayers to Lord Ganesh at a pandal during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad.