Pune, Aug. 24 -- Like every year, Pune's prominent Ganesh mandals are set to take Ganeshotsav festivities to Kashmir later this month.

The 10-day festival, which begins on August 27, will see celebrations not only in Pune, from where the initiative started in 2013, but also in parts of the Valley. Seven mandals have joined hands to organise Ganeshotsav in Anantnag, Srinagar, and Kulgam.

Punit Balan, trustee of the Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganesh Mandal and head of the initiative, Ganeshotsav, is now celebrated in 175 countries.

In 2023, the first idol of Kasba Ganpati was sent to the Lal Chowk Ganpati Mandir in Srinagar, where the festival was celebrated for one and a half days.

"Ganeshotsav is celebrated in 175 countries, so why no...