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Heady affair at Pune's Ganpati hub
Published on Sun, Aug 27, 2006 at 08:18, Updated at Sun, Aug 27, 2006 in Nation section
Tags: Ganesh Chaturthi, Pune , Pune
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Pune: The most celebrated hub of Ganpati in Pune is the Dagaduseth Ganesh and this year it has an added attraction — the idol will be seen wearing a headgear made by one of the most famous and oldest manufacturers in the city.
The shop, known as Murudkar Zendewalle, has been around for the last five decades and this year they were given the charge of decorating Dagadushet Ganesh's headgear.
And they came up with a set of 10 pagadis (headgear), one to adorn the Ganesh each day.
The makers of the pagadis say that the inspiration for these head gears have come from various sources. Like the Shindeshahi pagadi, which is modelled on the pagadis worn by the Scindia's of Gwalior. Or the Puneri pagadi, used by the pundits of Pune in the 19th century.
The makers say an estimated Rs 55,000 was spent on each pagadi. So the set of 10 headgears in totality cost the Dagaduseth Ganesh an amount of Rs 5,50,000.
But this is probably peanuts for the Ganapati who collects more than Rs 15 crore as contribution during the festival.
(With inputs from Uday Dandekar)
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