Ganesh Chaturthi: Devotees Across Country Welcome Bappa With Larger-Than-Life Size Idols — See Pics

Reporters gather during the unveiling of the 'first look' of the Lalbaugcha Raja ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Lalbaugh in Mumbai. (Image: PTI)

A worker transports an idol of Lord Ganesha to a place of worship ahead of the first day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Gurugram. (Image: PTI)

Devotes carry an idol of Lord Ganesha during a procession ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Surat, Gujarat. (Image: PTI)

Devotees transport larger-than-life size idols of Lord Ganesha from a workshop to a 'pandal' ahead of the Ganesh Utsav, in Mumbai. (Image: PTI)

Devotes carry an idol of Lord Ganesha during a procession ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Karad, Maharashtra. (Image: PTI)

A clay idol of Lord Ganesh displayed for sale at a clay modeller's studio, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Kolkata, West Bengal. (Image: PTI)

An idol of Lord Ganesha being lifted by a crane for transportation ahead of the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival in Maharashtra's Solapur. (Image: PTI)

Idols of Lord Ganesha being displayed for sale at a roadside stall ahead of the upcoming festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)

This is the Pushpa avtaar of Lord Ganesha. With Ganesh Chaturthi around the corner, people look to the festival with much excitement every year and celebrate the 10-day-long festival by bringing the Bappa idol home. (Image: ABP News)