The festival of Lord Ganesha is finally starting today. As devotees are all set to dive into the devotion of the elephant-headed god for the upcoming 10-days, here's when and where they can have live dsrshan of Mumbai's famous Lalbaugcha Raja. Since this Ganesha temple holds special significance and is a site to watch during Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees visit the temple in huge numbers. But for those who want to do the darshan but can't visit from parts of India or the world, Bharti Airtel's OTT platform, Airtel Xstream Play, is starting a live stream for the 10-day celebrations of Shri Lalbaugcha Raja. The live stream starting today, which is September 7, will continue till September 17.?
Lalbaugcha Raja is one of the country's most famous Ganesh idols. Not just the darshan, but people also get excited for the immersion of the idol once the festivities of Ganesh Chaturthi get over. Live visuals of the immersion of the idol in the Arabian Seas in Mumbai will also be streamed through the Airtel Xstream Play application or website.
Airtel on Friday, making an official announcement about the streaming, said Airtel Xstream Play will start the live streaming on Ganesh Chaturthi and conclude on Anant Chaturdashi. The coverage of the event will be done in partnership with ShemarooMe.
The OTT platform will allow its viewers to watch the event from any device. The platform will also be providing daily devotional videos, aartis, celebrity visits, and food recipes during the 10-day festival.
The first glimpse of this year's look of Lalbaugcha Raja was provided on September 5, which is a yearly tradition before the festival actually starts. Ganeshotsav is celebrated with much joy and fervour in parts of India but especially Maharashtra's Mumbai.?
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This time the theme for Lalbaugcha is inspired by the newly made Ram Temple in Ayodhya. It has been? designed by the art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai.?
According to media sources, Lalbaugcha Raja has obtained around Rs 32 crore in insurance from New India Insurance this year.?
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