For the first time, Jammu-Kashmir will celebrate Ganesh Festival this year

(Credits : Pune News)

Pune – Punit Balan, the Trustee of Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati Trust and Festive Head, said, “To facilitate the celebration of Ganeshotsav in the ‘Ganpatyar Trust’ of Kashmir, seven mandals in Pune have come together and organised a programme to hand over an Idol of Shri Ganesh. This year, the Ganesh festival will be celebrated in Kashmir for one and a half days. Due to this festival, there will be peace and prosperity in Kashmir.” Sandip Kaul of Ganpatyar Trust of Kashmir said, “We are celebrating Ganesh festival for the first time in Kashmir with the initiative of Ganesh mandals in Pune and we are very happy.

Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati Trust, which is the first public Ganesh mandal in the country, and six Ganesh mandals decided to come together and celebrate Ganesh festival publicly in Kashmir. Accordingly, a replica of the Kasba Ganpati public mandal, was handed over to Sandip Kaul and Shishant Chako of Ganpatyar temple located in Srinagar. This year, the Ganesh festival will be celebrated for one and a half days in Kashmir. Kasba Ganesh Mandal, Tambdi Jogeshwari Ganpati Mandal, Guruji Talim Ganpati Mandal, Tulshibaug Ganpati Mandal, Kesariwada Ganpati, Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati Mandal and Akhil Mandai Mandal took the lead in this initiative. As a part of this initiative, office-bearers of the mandals came together and donated an idol for Kashmir.

Punit Balan, the Trustee of Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati Trust and Festive Head, President of the Trust Sanjeev Javle, President of Kasba Ganpati Mandal Shrikant Shete, Tambdi Jogeshwari Mandal President Prasad Kulkarni, President of Guruji Talim Mandal Pravin Pardeshi, Treasurer of Tulshibaug Public Ganesh Mandal Nitin Pandit, Representative of Kesariwada Ganpati Anil Sakpal, Akhil Mandai Mandal President Anna Thorat and other office-bearers were present.