Amid bhajans and chants of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ citizens installed Lord Ganesha idols at various pandals in the city on Ganesh Chaturthi on Saturday. While at a pandal in Chowk, the idol from Mumbai resembling Lalbaghcha Raja was installed and at the 103-year-old Puja in Aminabad, members of Maharashtra Samaj immersed themselves in traditional celebrations. A celebration promoting women’s safety …
The Ganesh Utsav, once a modest celebration attended by fewer than 50 people and led by migrants from the erstwhile Bombay Presidency in Aminabad, has grown increasingly popular and grander each year. According to official data from the Lucknow Municipal Corporation, over 110 Ganesh Puja pandals had been registered by August 27, Friday, for this year’s celebrations. According to organising …
The Aminabad market has been Lucknow’s one-stop destination for all shopping needs. Encroachment, overhead cables Swamped with buyers and street vendors, the wide road housing the market turns into a bottleneck leaving no space even for two-wheelers to pass. Although measures are being taken, they are not enough considering the number of people visiting the market,” laments Anil Singh and …
LUCKNOW Ahead of Diwali, artisans are busy catering to the demand for idols used for the festival night rituals. While lights, décor and crackers have undergone change, the traditional market for these products remains lively during this part of the year given the festive fervour among people. The idol shop run by the Prajapati family, at Chhedi Lal Dharamshala, in …
