‘Lalbaugcha Raja’ has become synonymous with us Mumbaikar’s to the 10 day festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganpati Bappa is most loved Diety of all Mumbaikar’s and Lalbaugcha Raja is where the entire city gathers to take his blessings.
This 20 feet tall idol of Lord Ganesha is situated at Lalbaug and is the most popular Sarvajanik Ganpati Pandal in the entire city.
Here are the Top 10 reason’s why we Mumbaikar’s Love Lalbaugcha Raja so much:
1. Navsacha Ganpati – Wish fulfiller
Lalbaugchya Raja fulfils all your wishes and if you don’t believe me go and ask the 1.5 million people who visit this Pandal daily.
2. 80 years of Bappa Morya
Established for the first time in the year 1934, Lalbaugcha Raja is in his 80th year of giving blessings and fulfilling wishes of Mumbaikars.Â
3. 20 Feet Tall
The idol has a tradition of being 20 feet tall every year, making it one of the tallest idols in the city.
4. Tech Savy Bappa
Lalbaugcha Raja is among the few idols who has his own web site, mobile app and dozens of Facebook fan pages.
5. Richest Idol across the City
His devotee’s never fail him, and the year on year donations he receives is immense; 8 crore? 10.6 crore? the numbers just keep rising every year!
6. Bappa as the Fashion icon:
Lal Baugcha Raja’s attire and jewllery are always the talk of the town. We absolutely love to wait for the first look of the idol to know who majestic and wonderful he looks year over year.
7. Star Gazing at the Pandal:
Every visitor to Lal Baug is guaranteed a sighting from a famous cricketers, Bollywood actor or politician yes it is very annoying while we stand in the line and they get darshan up, close and personal but yea Star Gazing is definitely an added bonus to your darshan.
8. Bappa’s Fan Following:
You get into the NAVSACHI LINE or the MUKH DARSHANACHI LINE, the crowd is immense and standing for hours at a go is given. At times hours stretch to days but Bappa’s bhakt’s and fan’s never loose hope.
9. The King Of Ganpati Pandals:
Yes, he sure is the King of all Pandal’s across the city, he is our Raja and we bow down to him in reverence!
10. Mumbaikar’s Love Ganeshotsav:
Mumbaikar’s are crazy for Ganeshotsav it’s like those 10 days of the year that bind us together. While going to each other’s houses for darshan, invitations are never mandatory, the rush, the traffic and the fanfare while getting Bappa home or on Visarjan day is what we look forward to. We coin up our versions to praise him yes it can get as crazy to the core remember “jalebi, gathiya, fafda – Ganpati bappa Aapda!”Â
We love Bappa super much and welcoming him all over again is a delight as always.. Ganpati Bappa Morya!
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