Fewer neighbourhoods are celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi as a community festival
The Darling of India is back for his 10-day sojourn. Ganesh Chaturthi is less than a month away and this season is a true test for his devotees. Idol-makers in Mumbai are reporting a 10 percent drop in advance orders for the larger (over six feet high) idols typically ordered by housing societies.
(This story appears in the 14 August, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)