New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- adAt least two Ganesh Chaturthi pandals that recreated the site of the June 12 Air India crash have sparked criticism online for being "disrespectful and distasteful". In Nagpur, a pandal featured a 3D model of an aircraft jammed into the entrance gate, symbolising the Air India plane that crashed into a hostel in Ahmedabad, killing 12 crew members and 229 of the 230 passengers on board.

Meanwhile, a pandal in Ahmedabad recreated the crash site in striking detail, including burnt buildings and rescue workers who had reached the scene within minutes of the tragedy. A video of this pandal has already crossed 9 million views on Instagram, while clips of the Nagpur pandal have also gone viral.

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