Pune residents held a protest march demanding a complete ban on high-decibel DJ systems during festivals ahead of Ganpati. Protesters cited noise pollution concerns and questioned why similar restrictions announced in Solapur and Nagpur could not be implemented in Pune
The whopping 45-foot Ganpati idol, towering over the bylanes of Khetwadi, is in the avatar of Lord Indra holding a “vajra”, the weapon held by the rain god, in one hand