INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The 10-day festival celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha, the god of wisdom and remover of obstacles
Amid the chants of "Ganpati Bappa Morya", people are bringing the Ganpati idol home today
Some are also participating in street processions, visiting famous pandals where Lord Ganesha's idols are placed
People are decked up in fine clothes and sweets are being prepared as a festival treat
On the last of the festival on Anant Chaturdashi or Ganesh Visarjan on September 22, the Ganesha idols will be immersed into a water body -
a sea or a river.As the grand celebrations began, leaders wished the nation on Ganesh Chaturthi on micro-blogging site Twitter
Here's what they are saying:Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the nation on Ganesh Chaturthi:Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani greets
the nation on Ganesh Chaturthi:Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Marathi
Over 15,000 Ganesha idols are immersed in Mumbai alone:Finance Minister Arun Jaitley shared his greetings for all on Ganesh Chaturthi:West
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's wish on Ganesh Chaturthi:Other leaders like Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Suresh Prabhu, Piyush Goyal,
Nitin Gadkari also shared their wishes with the nation on Ganesh Chaturthi.
