It is festive vibes all over the country as the celebrations of Ganeshostav has started in full swing. On September 1 we saw pictures of celebs bringing the idol of Lord Ganesha to their homes. Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Vivek Oberoi, Sonu Sood and many other stars were spotted bringing the idol of Ganpati Bappa. Today, September 2, on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi celebs from across industries have extended their heartfelt wishes to fans.

Dia Mirza, Sonali Bendre, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Bipasha Basu, Anil Kapoor, Kajal Aggarwal, Hansika, and many other celebs took to social media to share heartwarming wishes on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. Dia Mirza and Sonali Bendre have taken the route of bringing ‘eco-friendly Ganesha’ to their abodes. Yes, there are many celebs who have said a no to plaster of paris and plastic idols. This initiative taken by the celebs is in order to save the environment from plastic pollution and to spread the message of eco-friendly celebrations. And now, let’s take a look at the messages shared by celebs on Ganesh Chaturthi 2019.

Dia Mirza

 

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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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Sonali Bendre

 

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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

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Arjun Kapoor

 

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May the blessings of Lord Ganesha be with you and your family forever! Happy #GaneshChaturthi to everyone.

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Malaika Arora

 

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GANAPATI BAPPA MORYA 🙏🙏🙏 #ganeshchaturthi

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Hansika

Kajal Aggarwal

Vivek Oberoi

Tamannaah Bhatia

Armaan Malik

Sidharth Malhotra

 

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गणपती बाप्पा मोरया 🙏 Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!

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Jitendra

 

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Boss with the bosss of all GANESHCHATURTHI #GANPATIBHAPPAMAURYA

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Bipasha Basu

 

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Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all 🙏 #ganpatibappamorya 🙏

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The Kapoor khandaan who is known for Ganpati celebrations, announced that they would be discontinuing celebrating the festival. It is due to RK Studios in Chembur been sold to Godrej properties after it suffered from losses. In an interview to TOI Randhir Kapoor stated, “Papa (Raj Kapoor) started the tradition 70 years ago with a lot of love for the Trunk God, but now, we don’t have a place where we can hold the celebrations the way we did at RK Studios. We all love Bappa and have immense faith in him, but I guess, we can’t continue with the tradition anymore.” Stay tuned for more updates from the glamorous world of entertainment.

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