35,000 Women Chant Atharvashirsha at Pune's Ganesh Festival

Around 35,000 women chanted 'Atharvashirsha', a Sanskrit text dedicated to Lord Ganesh, at Pune's Shrimant Dagdusheth Ganapati pandal. The annual recital is part of the 10-day Ganesh festival. Women, in traditional attire, gathered early morning for the event, which marks its 39th year under the Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganapati Trust.

Nearly 35,000 women chanted 'Atharvashirsha', a Sanskrit text dedicated to Lord Ganesh, at the famous Shrimant Dagdusheth Ganapati pandal in Maharashtra's Pune city on Sunday morning during the ongoing 10-day Ganesh festival.

Dressed in traditional attire, the women gathered at the pandal early morning for the recital, event organisers confirmed.

Lord Ganesh, worshipped as the deity of knowledge, wisdom, and good fortune, is honored annually by thousands of women who chant the Sanskrit text on the second day of the festival. The Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganapati Trust, a charitable organisation, noted that this year marks the 39th anniversary of the event.