{
  "id": 6291663,
  "title": "Mumbai’s Oldest Ganeshotsav At Keshavji Naik Chawl To Showcase 2,000-Year-Old Warli Art Tradition This Year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/mumbais-oldest-ganeshotsav-at-keshavji-naik-chawl-to-showcase-2-000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T14:49:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbais-oldest-ganeshotsav-at-keshavji-naik-chawl-to-showcase-2000-year-old-warli-art-tradition-this-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's oldest community Ganeshotsav celebration, held at the Keshavji Naik Chawl in Girgaon, will showcase Warli art during this year's festival starting September 14. The tradition dates back to 1893 when the pandal was established in response to a call by freedom fighter Lokmanya Tilak. Organizers say the festival balances honoring tradition and embracing modern times. Warli art, a 2,000 to 3,000-year-old tradition practiced by women from the Warli tribal community of Palghar district, uses geometric forms to depict scenes from everyday life and nature. This year's theme also includes lectures on artificial intelligence, drawing connections to Lord Ganesh's symbol of wisdom, and a session on the seven habits of highly effective people. The Keshavji Naik Chawl, built between 1860 and 1862 by shipowner Keshavji Nayak for his workers, currently houses around 150 families.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The city's oldest community Ganeshotsav celebration at Keshavji Naik Chawl in Girgaon will celebrate Warli art, one of Maharashtra's most distinctive traditional art forms, during this year's festival beginning September 14. The pandal, established in 1893 in response to a call by freedom fighter Lokmanya Tilak, has traditionally kept simplicity and tradition at the heart of its…",
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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."
}