#Kajol Mandal

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Uncontrolled Trailer Causes Fatal Accident Near Seraikela Kolabira Underpass

Woman succumbs to injuries at TMH, husband critically injured after their bike is hit by an uncontrolled trailer. A woman named Kajol Mandal succumbed to her injuries at TMH after being involved in a severe accident near Kolabira underpass on the Saraikela-Kandra road on Thursday evening. SERAIKELA – On Thursday evening, a tragic accident occurred near the Kolabira underpass on the…

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Our Utsav's (festivals)

I completed my graduation from Hinduja College (Charni Road, Mumbai) with friends who had faith in Lord Ganesha and Maa Durga – during the respective Utsav’s (festivals), it was a common practice for me to hop Ganeshotsav mandals at Khetwadi, Girgaon, Lalbaug and occasionally attend the Garba Raas too! Being a non-dancer, I never enjoyed them, really!

Post passing out from college, I never went back to those mandals, instead, I started visiting friends houses for Ganesh darshan over the last 15+ years – this ritual was broken during the pandemic times.

This year, for some reason, I decided to visit those lanes at Khetwadi and Girgaon again and relive those memories – a friend accompanied me, and we hopped like 15 to 18 mandals over a 4-hour period. Luckily, I got a good parking spot just outside Harkishandas Hospital and we completed this 4-hour trip on the foot. A small break at Nityanand (after ages!) helped us recharge during this trip!

Here’s a look at the beautiful idols (including the one at a friend’s home too):

I had joined this company in 2007 and made some Bengali friends there – every year during Durga Puja, I would hear stories from Kolkata of the Pandals and Pujos and the food; and I was like – once, at least once, I must be in Kolkata for Durga Puja but that hasn’t materialised yet.

However, for the last 2 weeks, I was planning to visit all the Pandals in Mumbai itself and see what happens in there. Tried asking a friend but the friend couldn’t accompany me this time, so I decided to go solo.

Instead of my car, I decided to take this tour on foot, in trains, metro, and rickshaws. I started my day with a visit to the Chembur Durga Puja Association pandal – got to know that today was Maha Shashti (Day 1 of the Durga Puja) and hence the Pandals would open a little later in the day. After Chembur, I returned home and ate some lip-smacking Pav Bhaji, a perfect recipe for an afternoon siesta!

Later in the evening, I re-started my journey and visited the following pandals:

Bandra: Natun Pally Sarbojanin Durgotsab (this one I am told has participation from Sushmita Sen)

Khar: Ramakrishna Math Building

Juhu: North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samity (this one I am told has participation from the Mukherjee’s – Rani, Kajol, Ayan) – I actually saw Rani’s father on stage.

Andheri: Lokhandwala Durgotsav (this one I am told has participation from Abhijeet (the singer) Bhattcharya)

Overall, across these 5 pandals, I covered a journey of ~50KMs (end-to-end) over a ~6-hour period. The effort was worthwhile with the festivities, vibes, the people, and the food!

Anyone who is looking to visit these Pandals over the next 3 days, do reach out – happy to help!

Here’s a look at the beautiful idols – pictures certainly cannot capture what the mind saw!

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Ajay Devgn seeks blessings at Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati Mandal with his son Yug - Times of India

Ajay Devgn seeks blessings at Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati Mandal with his son Yug – Times of India

On the occasion of Ganpati, Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn visited the famous Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai. His 11-year-old Yug also accompanied him. Sharing a glimpse from their pandal visit, he wrote, “Always a special feeling. Ganpati Bappa Morya.” Earlier this week, Kajol too had shared a video from her Ganpati Darshan. Dressed in a golden saree, Kajol looked all things dreamy. She wrote, “Bappa has…