SRINAGAR: Kashmiri pandits in the Valley have begun festivities to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with fervour and devotion.
The festival, traditionally known as Vinayak Tchoram, is marked by the installation of Ganesha ‘murtis’ (idols) in homes and on elaborate ‘pandals’.
This year’s celebrations began on Wednesday, with grand religious ceremonies being held at the Siddhivinayak Ganpatyar temple here, All PM Package Employees Welfare Association in Indira Nagar, Shiv Temple, and Vessu KP Colony in Anantnag.