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A group of women in Meerut sing devotional songs in front of the Ganesh idol and play musical instruments as part of the Ganesh Puja during Ganesh Chaturthi. The man of the house is blowing a conch shell. Social distancing has gone the drain as they sing to the gods. This has been filmed inside household in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated by Hindus the world over. In India the festival is celebrated with great pomp in India mainly in the western state of Maharashtra. The festival is a celebration of the elephant-headed god Ganesh and is celebrated in varied rituals and practices according to the geographical region. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collecti