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Family offering prayer and seek blessings from Lord Ganesh during Ganesh Chaturthi... The Ganesh Chaturthi festival is celebrated with much pomp and grandeur in the western part of India, but Delhi with its mixed culture gears up for the celebration. Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival marks the birthday of Lord Ganesha. And is observed as one of the most auspicious in the Hindu religion, and is widely celebrated throughout the country. Delhi unlike other any state in India doesn't have a particular deity or festival like Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai or Durga Puja in Kolkata. Being the capital of the country and a melting pot of different groups, It has turn truely into a cosmopolitan city, embracing all who lives here. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archi
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