Devotees welcomed Lord Ganesh on Wednesday in their homes and pooja pandals with fervour, marking the commencement of the ten-day festival which is being celebrated without any COVID-19 restrictions after two years.
Excitement reigned with calls of “Ganpati Bappa Morya” as people in urban and rural areas and noted personalities, including many people , welcomed Lord Ganesh and offered ‘modaks’, a traditional delicacy as ‘prasad’.