Bappa in mosque: Ganesh festival fosters harmony in Maharashtra village

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Bappa in Mosque: Ganeshotsav is usually celebrated in temples and pavilions, but a different picture of it is seen in Gotkhindi village of Sangli district of Maharashtra. Here, Bappa is established in the mosque for the last four decades and the whole village celebrates the festival together. In the year 1980, due to heavy rains, the villagers kept the Ganesh idol in a nearby mosque to keep it safe. This tradition started from the same year and …