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Lalbaugcha Raja (Marathi: लालबागचा राजा) is the most famous Sarvajanik Ganapati,〔(First Look of Lalbaugcha Raja 2012 )〕 kept at Lalbaug, a prominent locality in Mumbai during Ganesh Chaturthi festival. The idol is kept for public display for Eleven days thereafter it is immersed on the auspicious day of Anant Chaturdashi. It is believed that this Idol of Lord Ganesha is Navsacha Ganpati (Marathi: नवसाचा गणपती) (which means the "one who fulfills all wishes") and hence over 1.5 million people visit this Ganesh Pandal daily during the 10 day Ganesha festival. Since the last few years, a few days prior to the Ganesh Chaturthi, a Mukh Darshan Ceremony (Lalbaugcha Raja's first look and photoshoot) is organized by the Lalbaug Sarvajanik Ganeshostav mandal.This unveiling of Lalbaugcha Raja is covered every year by all national and regional channels.〔(Lalbaugcha Raja 2013 First Look )〕 There are two queues for taking blessings of the Lalbaugcha Raja - ''Navsachi Line'' and ''Mukh Darshanachi Line''. The Navsachi line is for people who want to get their wishes fulfilled. In this line you get to go on the stage and touch the feet of Lalbaugcha Raja and take his blessings so that all your wishes get fulfilled. However this line attracts huge public and it takes around 25 – 30 and sometimes up to 40 hours to get darshan in this line. There are 300-400 employees every year to organize the event. The second line in meant for Mukh darshan i.e., to get a glimpse of Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesha Idol from some distance without going onto the stage. This line also attracts huge public and it takes around 5 – 8 hours and sometimes up to 12 – 14 hours to get darshan in this line as well, especially on Weekends.〔(About Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati )〕 In 2015, the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati is now in its 81st year. ==History== Lalbaugcha Raja is the popular Ganesh Idol of the Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal. The Mandal, formerly known as ''Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, Lalbaug'' was founded in 1934 at Lalbaug Market. The ''Mandal'', formarly known as 'Sarvajanik Ganeshutsav Mandal, Lalbaug' was founded in 1934, because of a vow (''Nav'as'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lalbaugcha Raja」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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