Near-stampede scenario witnessed at Lalbaughcha Raja on Wednesday Devotees panic Video goes viral
Near-stampede scenario witnessed at Lalbaughcha Raja on Wednesday Devotees panic Video goes viral
There was a massive crowd of Ganesh Devotees for the darshan of the iconic Lalbaughcha Raja on early Wednesday morning, the 2nd day of the 10-day Ganeshotsav.
In their struggle for the darshan they pushed each other and near stampede-like situation was witnessed. Some people in fear of getting caught in the stampede and to avoid any
Untoward incident preferred to leave the venue without Darshan.
A video has surfaced on social media that showed the devotees breaking down the makeshift barrier whereas volunteers were trying to control the situation.
Lalbaugcha Raja is one of the oldest and the most popular mandals in the metropolis which attracts around one crore devotees including celebrities and politicians for which tight security arrangements are made.
The history of the Lalbaugcha Raja is quite famous as it is the popular Ganesh idol of Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, located at Putlabai Chawl, a place of worship founded in 1934.
Notedly, the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganapati idol has been taken care of by the Kambli family for over eight decades. Lalbaughcha Raja offers two types of queue for the devotees, one is Mukh darshan while the other is Charan Sparsh line or Navas darshan line wherein devotees can go up to the stage and touch Lord Ganesha’s feet.
In Maharashtra, particarly in Mumbai the festival is celebrated with much fanfare in Mumbai with lakhs of devotees converging into mandals to seek blessing from Lord Ganesh. Other famous mandals in Mumbai is GSB Seva Mandal’s Ganpati in Matunga, which is considered the richest and known for its grandeur. The GSB Seva Mandal’s ‘Mahaganpati’ is adorned in 66.5 kilograms of gold ornaments, more than 295 kgs of silver as well as other precious items.
Other famous Ganesh mandals are in Chinchpokli, Ganesh Gully and Tejukaya. Apart from these, people also worship and seek belssing of the city’s tallest Ganesha at 45 feet in the Khetwadi area of Girgaum.
News Edit K.V.Raman
