In Pics | India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi amid Covid-19 curbs

As India celebrates another Ganesh Chaturthi, chant of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya, Mangal Murti Morya' resonates across the country. The festival, is celebrated to mark the arrival of Lord Ganesh from Kailash Parvat to earth with his mother Goddess Parvati/Gauri. The preparations by the citizens have been in full swing in past few days with the states keeping a check on the Covid protocols and curbs. Here's how India is celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi in various states amid Covid-19 curbs:

Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesha ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi fetival at Lalbaug in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Credit: PTI Photo

Huge crowd at Dadar Market, on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, seen in Mumbai. Credit: PTI Photo

A sand sculpture of Lord Ganesh by using about seven thousand sea shells with the message

Devotees visit the Khairthabad's Shri Panchamukha Rudra Maha Ganapati on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, Telangana. Credit: PTI Photo

A boy wearing a mask of Ganesha stands in front of a stall to attract customers outside a temple during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad. Credit: AFP Photo

A devotee prays at Bara Ganesh Temple on the occasion of 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Credit: PTI Photo

Devotees pray and light earthen lamps at a temple on the occasion of 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival in Guwahati, Assam. Credit: PTI Photo

The Pazhavangadi Maha Ganapati temple illuminated on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Credit: PTI Photo

A boy rests between idols of the elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha displayed for sale at roadside stall ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad. Credit: AFP Photo

A devotee holds an idol of the Hindu God Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, inside a car, on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. Credit: Reuters Photo