Installed with love, pomp and ceremony in home and pandals, the cheerful God will reside with his devotees for 11 days.
Mumbai is famous for its Ganpati pandals, where huge idols of the much-loved Ganesha attract hordes of devotees.
We bring you glimpses from one of Mumbai's oldest pandals, Mumbaicha Raja.
On what would have otherwise been a quiet weekend in Mumbai, a crowd of more than 1,000 devotees are waiting patiently at one of Mumbai's oldest Ganesh pandals, Mumbaicha Raja.
The snake-like line has devotees of all hues.
Some wait quietly.
Others sway, as if in a trance.
You can hear some singing their favourite bhajans.
Chants of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya' rise and fell in the air.
Everyone knows that, sooner or later, they will get their darshan of the Elephant-Headed God.