{"id":17470,"date":"2016-08-22T16:11:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T10:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org?p=17467&amp;preview_id=17467"},"modified":"2016-08-22T16:11:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T10:41:34","slug":"photos-mumbai-all-set-for-ganesh-chaturthi-giant-size-idols-taken-to-pandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=17470","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Mumbai all set for Ganesh Chaturthi, giant size idols taken to Pandals | The Indian Express"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"slider\">\n<div class=\"photo-bx-slider\">\n<div class=\"gallerydiv\">\n<ul class=\"bxslider\">\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_0\" title=\"Mumbai all set for Ganesh Chaturthi, giant size idols taken to Pandals\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2016\/08\/ganesh-idol-6820.jpg?w=438?w=554\" alt=\"ganesha, ganesha idols, giant sized ganesha idols, ganesh chaturthi, ganesh chaturthi 2016,ganesh chaturthi in mumbai\" width=\"554\" height=\"405\" \/>When it comes to Ganesh Chaturthi, the entire Mumbai soaks in its spirit, taking a break from the daily madness. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_1\" title=\"Mumbai all set for Ganesh Chaturthi, giant size idols taken to Pandals\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2016\/08\/ganesh-idol-5820.jpg?w=438?w=501\" alt=\"ganesha, ganesha idols, giant sized ganesha idols, ganesh chaturthi, ganesh chaturthi 2016,ganesh chaturthi in mumbai\" width=\"501\" height=\"405\" \/>For the past three months, Mumbai&#8217;s Central Railway ground was turned into a massive idol workshop ahead of the Ganesha festival which is to be celebrated on 5th September this year.(Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_2\" title=\"Mumbai all set for Ganesh Chaturthi, giant size idols taken to Pandals\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2016\/08\/ganesh-idol-4820.jpg?w=438?w=615\" alt=\"ganesha, ganesha idols, giant sized ganesha idols, ganesh chaturthi, ganesh chaturthi 2016,ganesh chaturthi in mumbai\" width=\"615\" height=\"405\" \/>The creations are sought after by almost 150 Ganpati mandals in the city and the suburbs.(Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_3\" title=\"Mumbai all set for Ganesh Chaturthi, giant size idols taken to Pandals\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2016\/08\/ganesh-idol-3820.jpg?w=438?w=594\" alt=\"ganesha, ganesha idols, giant sized ganesha idols, ganesh chaturthi, ganesh chaturthi 2016,ganesh chaturthi in mumbai\" width=\"594\" height=\"405\" \/>Carving Ganesha idols standing on one leg are the most famous ones but till date the most difficult assignments for idol-makers.(Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"imggallerysrc_4\" title=\"Mumbai all set for Ganesh Chaturthi, giant size idols taken to Pandals\" src=\"http:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2016\/08\/ganesh-idol-2820.jpg?w=438?w=437\" alt=\"ganesha, ganesha idols, giant sized ganesha idols, ganesh chaturthi, ganesh chaturthi 2016,ganesh chaturthi in mumbai\" width=\"437\" height=\"405\" \/>Giant size Ganesha idols being transported through the streets out from Art workshop in Parel, Mumbai.<br \/>\n(Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to Ganesh Chaturthi, the entire Mumbai soaks in its spirit, taking a break from the daily madness. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran) For the past three months, Mumbai&#8217;s Central Railway ground was turned into a massive idol workshop ahead of the Ganesha festival which is to be celebrated on 5th September this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1159],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17470"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17470\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}