India, Sept. 2 -- At least two Ganesh Chaturthi pandals that recreated the site of the June 12 Air India crash have been criticised as disrespectful and distasteful by social media users. The first pandal was set up in Nagpur, with a 3D model of an aircraft jammed into the entry gate to reimagine the Air India aircraft that crashed into a hostel building in Ahmedabad, killing 12 crew members and 229 of the 230 passengers on board.

The second pandal, in Ahmedabad, recreated the site of the crash in faithful detail - right down to the burnt buildings and rescue workers who reached the site of the crash within minutes on June 12.

One video of the Ahmedabad pandal has crossed 9 million views on Instagram.

Videos of the Ganesh pandal in Nag...