The Mumbai Police highlighted that all the names of Lord Ganesha share one message which is “Take Care”. Taking to the Twitter handle, the Mumbai police shared a post featuring different names of Lord Ganesha such as Mangalmurti, Gajanana, Siddhivinayaka, Ganesha, Bhalchandra, Lambodara, Pitambara and Ekdanta. Meanwhile, Mumbai Police also sought the help of Lord Ganesha to urge people to stay safe during the pandemic. The post was captioned as, “India's Premier Security Welcome our new officer in charge, Ganpati Bappa in an IPS avatar, currently posted at the residence of PI Rajendra Kane, Vile Parle PS”. In fact, they even shared a pic of Lord Ganesha’s idol wherein it was dressed in a khaki uniform with shoes and a hat. Yes! The Mumbai Police team celebrated Ganesh Utsav with an idol of Ganpati Bappa dressed as an IPS officer. In fact, the cyber team of Mumbai Police, which is known for their quirky social media posts, have sought help from Lord Ganesha as they celebrated the holy festival their way. Meanwhile, the authorities have also been urging people to stay safe during the pandemic. Although the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic has affected the celebrations since last year, Ganesh Utsav is being celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm this year. To note, Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on a large scale in Maharashtra. In fact, the social media has been abuzz with pics and videos from the Ganesh Utsav.
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Mumbai Police had issued an order stating that assembly of more than five people will not be allowed in any public place, including pandals, during festival days and an FIR would be registered under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code for violations. This year, visiting pandals was also banned owing to Covid-related restrictions. Of the 1.96 lakh idol immersions in 2019, 33,925 idols were in artificial lakes. A total of 79,129 idols were immersed in artificial lakes, a slight increase from 70,233 last year. Of the total, the highest immersion of 66,299 idols took place on the 5th day of Ganeshotsav. Celebration of Ganesh Festival in Maharashtra, Mumbai & Pune In Maharashtra there are eight famous Ganesh Temples, which are places of pilgrimage and are visited by countless number of people every year with the faith that these visits wipe away all the sins and lead man to the ultimate truth, the Moksha. Also Read | Anant Chaturdashi: Immersion rituals conclude at Manache Ganpati