Marathi Icons: Pandal Tribute To Maratha Icons Like Tilak Who Turned Ganesh Utsav Into A Motion |

Lucknow: The Ganesh Pandal organised by Shri Ganesh Utsav Mandal at Shri Kalliji Ram Mandir in Chowk pays tribute to varied Marathi icons who made priceless contribution to the nation. The cutouts of 15 Marathi figures are a part of the ornament, together with one in every of Lokmanya Tilak, who considered group worship as a measure to unite individuals in opposition to the colonial rule. The celebration, which was organised within the occasions of Peshwas was shifted by him from properties to public locations.
Moreover, cutouts of founding father of the Maratha Empire, Chhatrapati Shivaji, queen of Malwa who promoted schooling, tradition and faith, Devi Ahilyabai Holkar, social reformers and educationists Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule, father of Structure B R Ambedkar and revolutionary freedom fighter Rajguru are all around the set up. Different figures remembered embody Sant Janeshwar Maharaj, Sant Tukaram Maharaj, Sant Gadge Maharaj, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, V D Savarkar, Dada Saheb Phalke, Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar.
As one enters the Gole Darwaza in Chowk, one witnesses the illuminated decorations guiding the way in which from amid jewelry retailers to a gate adorned with yellow and orange material on the suitable. Getting into the gate, one reaches the temple the place Lord Ganesha idol has been put in with a duplicate of Raigarh fort within the backdrop. The idol has a conch within the fingers with Lord Shiva’s face sculpted beside it.
“The idol has come from Mumbai, whereas decorations contained in the pandal are by a metropolis designer assisted by eight employees, busy for the final 15 days with its ornament,” mentioned a member of the organising committee Umesh Patil.
Smita Srivastava (37) was excited to see the cutouts of Marathi icons from totally different walks of lives. “I knew about many of those personalities however I famous names of others in order that I can examine their contributions. I’ll inform kids in my household about these individuals,” she mentioned.
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