Prior to Ganesh Chathurthi, the Gowd Saraswat Brahaman (GSB) Seva Mandal installed a 69 kg gold and 336 kg silver Lord Ganesh idol in Mumbai on Monday. According to a representative of the GSB Seva Mandal, this year for Ganesh Chathurthi, the organization received 36 kg of silver and a 250-gram gold pendant. With this donation, the idol’s total gold weight has increased to 69 kg and its total silver weight to 336 kg.
“…This year, we are going to celebrate the 69th ‘Ganpati Utsav’. This year, the idol has been added with 36 kg of silver and a 250 gm gold pendant…” said the Mandal representative.
He further mentioned that a special ‘havan’ will be performed on September 19 to thank Lord Ganesh for the successful Chandrayaan-3 Mission and another special ‘havan’ on September 20 to pray and wish for the successful construction and inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
“On 20th Sept, we will perform a special ‘havan’ for the smooth construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. On the 19th, we will also hold a special ‘havan’ after the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission. We had prayed for a successful mission…” he said.
Further information was provided by the Mandal representative, who said that a total of 360.45 crores in insurance had been taken out, including 290 crores for visitors to the pandal, 39 crores for jewelry, and 20 crores for public liability.
