These Pictures Show How Beautifully Pune Bid Adieu To Bappa!

The sound of the dhol-tasha, the fervour of bidding Lord Ganesha, riots of colour on the streets of Pune; this is magic of Ganesh Utsav especially when it's time to bid adieu to Ganpati Bappa. This year, however, was different, the reverberation of drums was over taken by peace, the colours on the street were replaced with prayers to make things better but one thing that did not change was the love and devotion towards the beloved elephant god! Here are some pictures that show how Pune gave farewell to Ganpati only with the hope of 'Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya (come back sooner next year)'.

Kasba Ganpati

Kasba Ganpati

Known for its cultural and social programmes, this year Kasba Ganpati celebrated the festival and farewell in a sombre manner.


Tambi Jogeshwari

Tambdi Jogeshwari

Farewell to the Lord Ganpati at Jogeshwari Tambdi was grand not in size but in elegance. Devotees dressed up in their finest clothes and prayed for the Lord to come back sooner next year!

Guruji Talim Mandir

Guruji Talim

Visrajan was a colourful affair at this mandal and it was one of the first groups to spread the message of communal harmony! 

Tulsibaugh Mandal

Tulsinaugh

Flooded with flowers and pretty as a picture would be the ideal way to describe the visrajan at Tulsibaugh Mandal.

Kesri Wada

Kesriwada

One of the most loved Ganpatis and part of Manache Paanch is the Ganpati of Kesri Wada. There are two idol here, one is permanent and the other is comes in every year for the 10 day festival.

Bhau Rangari

Bhau Rangari

Sweet and simple is the perfect way to say bye bye to Bappa!

Picture Credits: Pune Mirror and Nikhil Ghorpade

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