All Nagpur roads lead to Chitaroli in Ganpati festival

As the 10-day Lord Ganesha festival commences on Ganesh Chaturthi, Nation Next takes you on a pictorial tour of Chitaroli, Nagpur. Chitaroli is full of shops and workshops of artists who make idols for all the festivals but Ganpati celebrations make this

JAM PACKED LANES AT CHITAROLI! During the Ganesh festival, thousands of devotees come here for taking Lord Ganesha idols to their homes and Ganeshutsav mandals.

LET’S GO HOME MY LORD! Devotees carefully carrying a small idol of Lord Ganesha at Chitaroli, Nagpur on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. It is said that more than 5000 big and small idols are made in Chitaroli ever year for the 10-day Ganeshut

MATHE SINDOOR SOHE MUSHAK KI SAWAARI: Small idols of the mouse, the vahana (vehicle) of Lord Ganesha at display at Chitaroli, Nagpur

Apart from thousands of small idols for households, a lot of big idols are made in Chitaroli for some of the biggest Ganeshutsav mandals in Nagpur. These idols are often customised according to the various themes at these mandals. One such idol is being g

KRISHNA AVATAR: A devotee admires a Lord Ganesha statue in Lord Krishna Avatar. However, the artist has made peacock as the vehicle of this idol, which is the vahana of Lord Kartikeya, Lord Ganesha’s elder brother

A lord Ganesha idol in Lord Murugan Avatar. Murugan is another name of Lord Kartikeya, the elder brother of Lord Ganesha

DESTROYER OF THE EVIL: A magnificent Lord Ganesha statue in Goddess Durga avatar, carrying a Trishul (the weapon of Lord Shiva)

PROTECTOR OF THE WORLD: A beautiful yet aggressive statue of an angry Lord Ganesha, being taken away by devotees on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in Chitaroli, Nagpur

POLITICAL INTEGRATION! A creatively carved Lord Ganesha idol, made up of the BJP, NCP, Shiv Sena and Congress symbols at Chitaroli, Nagpur

A Malhari Lord Ganesha idol on display at Chitaroli, Nagpur

CAREFUL! The devotees exercising caution while taking away Ganesha idol from Chitaroli, Nagpur. The saffron caps with ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ written on them are synonymous with Ganpati Celebrations in Chitaroli and are sold here in huge numbers

GHARI CHALA BAPPA: A devotee puts a garland around Lord Ganesha’s neck, as he takes the idol home from Chitaroli, Nagpur

The vendors selling pooja samagri do a brisk business in Chitaroli, Nagpur during Ganesh festival

A BLEND OF GREEN AND SAFFRON FOR GANPATI: A Muslim vendor sells pooja samagri in Chitaroli, Nagpur

Nagpur Police are on their toes all the time, providing security and managing traffic in Chitaroli, Nagpur during Ganpati celebrations

A lot of popular bands from around Nagpur i.e. the Chalisgaon Band, the Babulgoan band, etc., are seen playing for different mandals in Chitaroli every year. In the picture, one such group can be seen playing music in Chitaroli on the auspicious occasion

Famous Shiv Garjana, a Nagpur based Dhol Tasha and Dhwaj Pathak (group of drummers), playing dhols with full vigour on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in Chitaroli, Nagpur. Their saffron outfits surely add more colour to the celebrations

Shiv Garjana boys playing dhols on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in Chitaroli, Nagpur

WHY SHOULD BOYS HAVE ALL THE FUN: Girls from the Dhol Tasha and Dhwaj Pathak, Shiv Garjana, playing dhols on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in Chitaroli, Nagpur

As the 10-day Lord Ganesha festival commences on Ganesh Chaturthi, Nation Next takes you on a pictorial tour of Chitaroli, Nagpur. Chitaroli is full of shops and workshops of artists who make idols for all the festivals but Ganpati celebrations make this

JAM PACKED LANES AT CHITAROLI! During the Ganesh festival, thousands of devotees come here for taking Lord Ganesha idols to their homes and Ganeshutsav mandals.

LET’S GO HOME MY LORD! Devotees carefully carrying a small idol of Lord Ganesha at Chitaroli, Nagpur on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. It is said that more than 5000 big and small idols are made in Chitaroli ever year for the 10-day Ganeshut

MATHE SINDOOR SOHE MUSHAK KI SAWAARI: Small idols of the mouse, the vahana (vehicle) of Lord Ganesha at display at Chitaroli, Nagpur

Apart from thousands of small idols for households, a lot of big idols are made in Chitaroli for some of the biggest Ganeshutsav mandals in Nagpur. These idols are often customised according to the various themes at these mandals. One such idol is being g

KRISHNA AVATAR: A devotee admires a Lord Ganesha statue in Lord Krishna Avatar. However, the artist has made peacock as the vehicle of this idol, which is the vahana of Lord Kartikeya, Lord Ganesha’s elder brother

A lord Ganesha idol in Lord Murugan Avatar. Murugan is another name of Lord Kartikeya, the elder brother of Lord Ganesha

DESTROYER OF THE EVIL: A magnificent Lord Ganesha statue in Goddess Durga avatar, carrying a Trishul (the weapon of Lord Shiva)

PROTECTOR OF THE WORLD: A beautiful yet aggressive statue of an angry Lord Ganesha, being taken away by devotees on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in Chitaroli, Nagpur

POLITICAL INTEGRATION! A creatively carved Lord Ganesha idol, made up of the BJP, NCP, Shiv Sena and Congress symbols at Chitaroli, Nagpur

A Malhari Lord Ganesha idol on display at Chitaroli, Nagpur

CAREFUL! The devotees exercising caution while taking away Ganesha idol from Chitaroli, Nagpur. The saffron caps with ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ written on them are synonymous with Ganpati Celebrations in Chitaroli and are sold here in huge numbers

GHARI CHALA BAPPA: A devotee puts a garland around Lord Ganesha’s neck, as he takes the idol home from Chitaroli, Nagpur

The vendors selling pooja samagri do a brisk business in Chitaroli, Nagpur during Ganesh festival

A BLEND OF GREEN AND SAFFRON FOR GANPATI: A Muslim vendor sells pooja samagri in Chitaroli, Nagpur

Nagpur Police are on their toes all the time, providing security and managing traffic in Chitaroli, Nagpur during Ganpati celebrations

A lot of popular bands from around Nagpur i.e. the Chalisgaon Band, the Babulgoan band, etc., are seen playing for different mandals in Chitaroli every year. In the picture, one such group can be seen playing music in Chitaroli on the auspicious occasion

Famous Shiv Garjana, a Nagpur based Dhol Tasha and Dhwaj Pathak (group of drummers), playing dhols with full vigour on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in Chitaroli, Nagpur. Their saffron outfits surely add more colour to the celebrations

Shiv Garjana boys playing dhols on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in Chitaroli, Nagpur

WHY SHOULD BOYS HAVE ALL THE FUN: Girls from the Dhol Tasha and Dhwaj Pathak, Shiv Garjana, playing dhols on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi in Chitaroli, Nagpur

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