Recently, while addressing a rally in Bhubaneswar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended his presence at Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud’s residence for Ganpati Puja by citing the role of ...

Bal Gangadhar Tilak's innovative approach to Ganesh Chaturthi redefined its role from a private religious observance into a vibrant public festival. By transforming the celebration into a platform for ...

Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated with immense ... Historically, this practice was popularised by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1893. He transformed Ganesh Utsav into a large public festival ...

The Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Belagavi are historic. Bal Gangadhar Tilak visited Belagavi to inaugurate the first public installation in the home of freedom fighter Govindrao Yalagi.

As India is celebrating the auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, Mumbai ... said it started with the initiative of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who also visited the mandal in 1901.

It was against this backdrop that Bal Gangadhar Tilak decided to organise the first public celebration of the Ganesh festival that year ... “It was as early as the 1890s that Tilak had told peasants ...

The Rise of Public Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations: Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s Vision The transformation of Ganesh Chaturthi from a private festival to a public celebration began in the late 19th century, ...

Modak is not the only offering during Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Goa ... gaining popularity only after 1893 when Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak turned it into a mass-celebration event, the ...

The 10-day Ganesh festival will be celebrated beginning September 6 (Ganesh Chaturthi) in 2024 ... who was primarily responsible was the great nationalist and patriot Bal Gangadhar Tilak, referred to ...