Mumbai Cha Raja

ஜ۩۞۩ஜ(( || मुंबईचा राजा || ))ஜ۩۞۩ஜ
Mumbai’s bastion of textile industry, Lalbaug, was known as the main mill area. Folks who worked in mills and came mainly from Konkan region was the middle class man.Lokmanya Tilak started Ganesh festival with a thought of getting ordinary man together and lit the fire of Independence struggle in them through common platform.

To Support the cause of Independence, started “Lalbaug Sarvajanik Utsav Mandal” in year 1928.During pre-Independence days these festivals played a major role, different patriotic exhibitions were put around these idols to bring awareness among people to fight for freedom. When Ganesh Idol posed as Subhash Chandra Bose riding seven horses was presented in 1945, it was so popular and well accepted that mandal had to extend the festival for 45 days. It was so much publicized in Mumbai area that Lalbaug Sarvajanik Utsav Mandal got a huge recognition due to it.

Since Diamond Jubilee year(2003), mandal started making such huge replicas in order to allow these people to have satisfaction & happiness of visiting these religious places.Replicas made during past few years include Meenakshi temple of Madurai, Hawa Mahal of Rajasthan, Akshardham in Gujrat, Krishnanagri, Suvarna Lanka, Kedarnath in Himalaya’s and Chamundeshwari mandir from Mysore.

In the year 2010, a well known website had arranged for an all India Survey, Ganesh Galli’s Ganesh idol was voted the best and most famous Idol,thus won the “Mumbai Cha Raja” title.The Ganpati here is popularly known as "Mumbai Cha Raja".
May Ganpati Bappa Bless everyone ........ GANPATI BAPPA MORYA !!!