The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated across India today. However, this year, due to the covid-19 pandemic, the celebration is slightly different.
Here are some pictures from across the country showing people celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi with precautions.
Breaking barriers! Girls bring Ganapati home in our family! 🙏#HappyGaneshChaturthi pic.twitter.com/pAXtx7lFxP
— Sneha (@sneha2986) August 22, 2020
Thousands throng to buy flowers at a market in Mumbai’s Dadar ahead of the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival despite the Covid-19 pandemic raging across the city, which has recorded over 134,000 cases till Friday. Anshuman Poyrekar/HindustanTimes pic.twitter.com/X2ph0CHiWC
— SK Iyer (@iyer_sk) August 22, 2020
Tamil Nadu: Chief Minister Edapadi Palanisami offers prayers at his residence in Salem, on the occasion of #GaneshChaturthi. pic.twitter.com/7JdnPtWJSb
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2020
Karnataka: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa offered prayers to Lord Ganesha at his residence in Bengaluru, on the occasion of #GaneshaChaturthi today pic.twitter.com/RkyZ4aEPOV
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2020
Puducherry: People rush to markets to make purchases ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi tomorrow; visuals from Kuber Bazar area. pic.twitter.com/PzyKQWK6Wr
— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2020
Karnataka: People make purchases in Hubli ahead of #GaneshaChaturthi.
— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2020
A local says, “We are celebrating the festival in a simple way this year as there will be no grand arrangement or public gathering due to #COVID19 pandemic.” pic.twitter.com/bWvzK34Utz
Ganesh Chaturthi and Samvatsari today. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, celebrations are largely confined to homes pic.twitter.com/DXvHjZWa1l
— DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat) August 22, 2020
on eve of #GaneshChaturthi Chairman #NBK Spl Pooja at @Basavatarakam1 Cancer Hospital ✨
— manabalayya.com☀️ (@manabalayya) August 22, 2020
More Pics @ https://t.co/Ku58bHxV7z#HappyGaneshChaturthi #manabalayya pic.twitter.com/DQ6nJQRD3D
How are you celebrating the festival?