{
  "id": 6142263,
  "title": "Jalgaon: 53 Ganesh Mandals Resolve To Celebrate Ganeshotsav Without DJs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/jalgaon-53-ganesh-mandals-resolve-to-celebrate-ganeshotsav-without-djs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T13:53:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/jalgaon-53-ganesh-mandals-resolve-to-celebrate-ganeshotsav-without-djs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jalgaon city will be devoid of DJs during its public Ganeshotsav celebrations, according to Mukund Metkar, the recently elected president of the Public Ganeshotsav Federation. The decision was made following a resolution passed by 53 Ganeshotsav associations during a meeting held on Sunday. Established 30 years ago, the federation aims to maintain discipline in the festival's organization. Over 500 volunteers work within the federation to address various issues faced by Ganesh associations and ensure seamless conduct of the immersion procession.\n\nThe federation was instrumental in introducing a Gulal-free Ganeshotsav in Jalgaon, which now involves showering flower petals instead of gulal during processions. Metkar, who has been elected as the federation president, and Deepak Joshi, appointed as executive president, announced the DJ-free resolution at the meeting. Noting that DJ-free processions have been held in the past, Metkar emphasized that six committees would be formed for meticulous planning. Each committee will consist of 10 volunteers from the city's associations and will assess challenges faced by the associations, submitting a memorandum to the administration.",
  "summary": "Jalgaon: Public Ganeshotsav celebrations in Jalgaon city will be DJ-free. Mukund Metkar, the newly appointed president of the Public Ganeshotsav Federation, informed reporters that 53 Ganeshotsav associations in the city passed a resolution to this effect during a meeting held on Sunday. The Public Ganeshotsav Federation was established 30 years ago to ensure that the festival in Jalgaon is…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}