Mumbai and cities across Maharashtra welcomed Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 on Wednesday with devotional chants, early-morning aartis, and long queues of devotees at iconic temples and mandals. At the Shree Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple in Prabhadevi, thousands offered prayers at dawn, while Mumbai’s most-visited public pandal, Lalbaugcha Raja, drew massive crowds after…
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Dr Jitendra Singh Launches RTI E-Journal, Backs Transparency
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India and South Africa Deepen Agricultural Cooperation
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President Droupadi Murmu Extends Ganesh Chaturthi Greetings
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