Welcoming Ganpati home, Bollywood style!
Several Bollywood stars marked the auspicious day of Ganesh Chaturthi by welcoming Lord Ganesh in their Mumbai homes on September 17.
A look:
Vivek Oberoi brings his Ganpati home.
The actor celebrated the festive day with parents Suresh and Yashodhara, wife Priyanka, children Vivaan and Ameya (in her grandfather's arms), and sister Meghna.
And here's a picture of Vivek's adorable son Vivaan, in his mother's arms.
Raveena Tandon adds the final touches to her Ganpati.
Rakhi Sawant performs in front of the Ganpati.
Sambhavna Seth clicks a selfie with her Ganpati.
Govinda and his family -- wife Sunita, daughter Tina and son Yashvardan -- seek blessings.
Director Madhur Bhandarkar poses with his Calendar Girls.
Neil Nitin Mukesh celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi with children from the Smile Foundation.
Sonu Sood prays to his Ganpati.
Shilpa Shetty decided to do her bit for the environment with an eco-friendly Ganpati this year.
'#GaneshChaturthi with my 1 St Eco- friendly Ganpati. The" right way" to preserve Mother Earth #be responsible,' she captioned her picture.
The younger Shetty sister, Shamita paid Shilpa a visit and shared pictures too.
'Ganpati Bappa Morya! May Lord Ganesha remove all ur obstacles n bring in lots of peace n happiness,' she tweeted.
Meanwhile, Shilpa's husband Raj Kundra was in on the selfie ritual too.
'Ganpati bappa morya!!!! #Mumbai #GaneshChaturthi a great time for friends & family to come together. #stayblessed,' he wrote.
Parineeti Chopra celebrated the occasion with a bunch of close friends and the extended Chopra clan.
'Hooligans at my pooja!!! Its been a noisy 3 days ;),' she informed her followers.
Excel Entertainment's Ritesh Sidhwani posed for a picture with his Ganpati.
'Mein Aur Hamara Ganesha! Couldn’t miss being home this year.. Ganpati Bappa Moriya,' he tweeted.
And this magnificent Ganpati pooja arrangement is from actor-producer Arjun Rampal's posh home.
'GANAPATI BAPPA MORYA. Our Ganesha is home. Myra's favourite. So beautiful. Love and Peace to everyone,' he tweeted.
Twinkle Khanna tweeted a picture of her own Ganpati corner at home and tweeted, 'The soul of secular india #incredibleindia.'
Here's Ekta Kapoor sneaking up on Ganpati devotees in the Kapoor household with her phone.
'My house guest has d same sweet tooth ...weight issues ....and mithai fetish! And I love him d most! #gannudaddy,' she captioned this picture.
And finally, we have Richa Chadha's Ganpati, bathed in white and pastel flowers.
The Masaan actress sent out good wishes her followers way with this picture.
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar, Twitter
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