Are we losing the true essence of Ganesh Chaturthi? 🙏 This isn’t against the festival or the way people celebrate it. It’s simply a thought I’ve had this year. Ganesh Chaturthi has always been about devotion, unity and coming together as a community. But somewhere along the way, have we turned that unity into competition? In a street with less than 100 houses, seeing multiple mandaps made me wonder — are we growing together, or simply trying to make our celebrations bigger every year? And beyond that, there’s a bigger concern: our environment. 🌱 When rivers, lakes and ponds are already struggling, where do thousands of idols go after visarjan? The government is making efforts to promote eco-friendly clay idols and discourage POP, but how far are we actually following these guidelines? These are not criticisms. They are genuine questions worth asking. Maybe celebrating responsibly is also a form of devotion. What do you think? Are we preserving the essence of the festival, or ...