Ganesh Chathurthi gala in Mylapore

Hundreds of Ganesha idols – made from different kinds of raw

materials such as candies, currencies, red bananas and what have you

have decorated the streets of Mylapore from Sept 7 Vinayakar

Chathurthi Day.

The famous Navasakthi Vinayagar temple in Luz Corner wore a festive

look with special alankarams, abhishekam and archana. Devotees

thronged the temple from the morning causing a near traffic jam in the

neighbourhood. The metro work dampen the festivities

Next to the temple was a huge Ganesha idol erected by Bharatiya

Janata Party and Hindu Munnani. Members of Maratta Maha Sabha

and Education Fund in Alwarpet celebrated Ganesh Chathurthi on Sept

8 and youngsters participated in large numbers. K. Rishi, a -12-year old

boy and a student of Harikatha masters Vishaka Hari and Dushyanth

Sridhar gave an impressive Harikatha on Ganesha Prabhavam

The Uchista Maha Ganapathy temple and Adhi Sivasakthi Vinayagar

temple in Mandaveli celebrated the event with special pooja and

alankarams and a large number of devotees attended the celebrations.