B-town celebs bring home 'Gannu Raja', share colourful posts as Ganesh Chaturthi kicks off

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations have kicked off all over India and the tinsel town is brimming with excitement. Actors and actresses brought Bappa's idols home on Monday and shared a glimpse of the happy moment on social media. The first few to treat fans with their first Ganesh Chaturthi posts were Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Dia Mirza, producer Ekta Kapoor, Sonali Bendre and Vivek Oberoi.

Kapoor shared a video of herself with her father, Jeetendra, and mother Shobha Kapoor. She introduced Shobha as the boss of her and her father's life. Towards the end of the short video, she panned the camera at the idol of Lord Ganesh, calling him, "All our bosses."




Actress Sonali Bendre took to Twitter and posted a picture of herself with a Ganesh idol and modaks. She wrote, "Ganesh Chaturthi is one of my favourite festivals and I really missed celebrating it at home last year... Was part of the Aarti via FaceTime! I'm so glad to be back this year, healthier and stronger, celebrating with my family."

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Ganesh Chaturthi is one of my favourite festivals and I really missed celebrating it at home last year... Was part of the Aarti via FaceTime! I'm so glad to be back this year, healthier and stronger, celebrating with my family. I truly believe if there’s faith, it reflects more on the inside...in the dialogue between you and your God... so don't lose that essence. Once again, we’ve taken the route of bringing an eco-friendly Ganesha & we’ll also immerse the Lord in our home 🙏🏻 May this Ganesh Chaturthi bring health, happiness and new beginnings to everyone, and may we all have the strength to overcome the obstacles that come our way. सर्वांना गणेश चतुर्थीच्या शुभेच्छा. 😄 गणपती बाप्पा मोरया

A post shared by Sonali Bendre (@iamsonalibendre) on Sep 1, 2019 at 9:42pm PDT

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, too, shared a video from the first Pooja for Ganesh Chaturthi.

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सर्वांना गणेश चतुर्थीच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा. A very happy Ganesh Chaturthi to one and all. #GaneshChaturthi

A post shared by Sachin Tendulkar (@sachintendulkar) on Sep 2, 2019 at 1:51am PDT

Shetty posted a picture of her family dressed in yellow beside the idol of 'Gannu Raja'. She wrote "And .... My GANNU RAJA is back, The remover of obstacles and Lord of success.. May He bestow us all with His blessings this Ganesh Chaturthi. While I’m spiritual and celebrate all festivals, I’m also responsible towards Mother Earth and we have continued our tradition of having an #ecofriendly Ganesha idol. Ganpati Bappa Morya"

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And .... My GANNU RAJA is back😇 The remover of obstacles and Lord of success.. May He bestow us all with His blessings this Ganesh Chaturthi. While I’m spiritual and celebrate all festivals, I’m also responsible towards Mother Earth and we have continued our tradition of having an #ecofriendly Ganesha idol. Ganpati Bappa Morya 🙏 #ganpatibappamorya #ganpati #blessings #gratitude #10years #family #tripling #yellow

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While reiterating the importance of an eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi, Dia Mirza shared a detailed post talking about how the festival can be celebrated without harming the environment.

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Ganpati Bappa Morya! Traditionally we made clay idols and then immersed them in water to denote the Birth Cycle of Lord Ganesha/Ganpati who was created from Clay/Earth. Visarjan in its own way talks about nature's life cycle and while it should be one of the most Eco friendly events in India, it has become something else all together. Clay Handmade Idols have been replaced with Plaster of Paris and Plastic. Natural brown colour of clay is replaced by toxic paints to make idols shiny and sparkly. Size plays a big role on asserting importance or power of the celebration. “Mine is bigger than yours syndrome!” And then there are those awful unnatural plastic/thermocole decorations! All this is immersed in our seas/rivers/ponds/lakes without caring about the consequences. The consequences are dangerous, a complete contamination of our waters, soil and food chain. Surely Ganpati Bappa would never want to be responsible for harming that what he was born from? This Ganpati Visarjan, take this as an opportunity to understand the meaning of a birth cycle, go minimal, natural and sustainable 💚🙏🏻 #BeatPlasticPollution #SayNoToSingleUsePlastic #GreenGanesha #EcoCelebrations #EarthFriendlyFestivals #GanpatiBappaMorya @earthlingfirst @greenmomsindia @moefccgoi @narendramodi @unenvironment @undpinindia @treeganesha @bigfmindia @bigfmrani

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The 'PM Narendra Modi' actor made an appeal for an eco-friendly idol, writing, "Let's all do our bit for protecting our environment. Go green and say no to plastic. Ganpati Bappa Morya!"



Superstar Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan Sharma along with mother Salma Khan was also spotted taking a Ganesh idol home.