Pune: RSS chief performs Lord Ganesh puja at famous Dagdusheth pandal

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday performed special puja at the famous Dagdusheth Ganpati pandal here in Maharashtra.

Pune: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday performed special puja at the famous Dagdusheth Ganapati pandal here in Maharashtra on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, the first day of the ten-day festival.

The theme of this year’s decoration at the pandal is the replica of the under-construction Ram Mandir of Ayodya.

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Bhagwat performed “pran pratishta’ (auspicious installation) of Lord Ganesh’s idol at the Dagdusheth temple where the pandal is erected.

Earlier in the day, a procession of all five manache (revered) Ganapati – Kasba, Tambdi Jogeshwari, Guruji Talim, Tulsi baug and Kesari Wada- was taken out with fanfare in the city.

Police personnel are deployed to ensure that no untoward incident happens during the festival.