{
  "id": 8054715,
  "title": "Miniature Girgaum Chowpatty Visarjan Tableau Brings Mumbai's Ganpati Farewell To Life",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/miniature-girgaum-chowpatty-visarjan-tableau-brings-mumbais-ganpati",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:56:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/miniature-girgaum-chowpatty-visarjan-tableau-brings-mumbais-ganpati-farewell-to-life"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's Girgaum Chowpatty witnessed a miniature version of the annual Ganpati visarjan tableau, a spectacle recreated by artist Mann Rele. The tableau, which took three months to create using 3D-printing and recycled materials, brought together the familiar sights of the event: bustling crowds, Mumbai Police personnel, municipal workers, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Rele, a VFX creator and drone operator, modeled the figures and assembled the scene to depict the love and devotion of the devotees, as well as the importance of environmental conservation. For the Rele family, who have lived in the century-old home for four generations, the tradition began in 1964 and has often drawn inspiration from Girgaum's history, landmarks, and culture. The tableau, measuring eight by three-and-a-half feet, highlights the significance of Ganesh Visarjan in bringing communities together and the need to preserve harmony.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: At a Chira Bazar home in Girgaum, the familiar spectacle of Ganpati visarjan at Girgaon Chowpatty has been recreated in miniature — complete with surging crowds, Mumbai Police personnel, municipal workers and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde joining devotees to bid farewell to Bappa. Miniature visarjan tableau recreated The tableau is…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}