15th September 2010 - Ganpati

Saw my first Ganpati mandal today. Just a small one approx 18 inches high, painted in bright glowing colours, strapped to the back of a truck with the prerequisit of 3 people hanging on to the load. It was on its way to the Powai lake to be immersed in the water by the faithful having worshiped the mandal of Ganesh in their community for the last few days. As the days pass so bigger and bigger mandals arrive at the lake - the bigger the mandal the longer people worship it and the more people are represented e.g. Larger communities or factories etc. Presumably the bigger the splash when the mandal is dropped into the water and the greater the polution - plaster of paris is very toxic!