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Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust's

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology
(An Autonomous Institute affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune
University)

A report
on

The Regency Gardens Ganesh Mandal

30 October 2015

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A Report
on
The Regency Gardens Ganesh Mandal

by
1. Abhilekh Mustapure - 01
2. Ankush Kampani - 05
3. Wazahat Attar - 07
4. Vaibhav Chinche - 13
5. Mahen Doshi - 18
6. Bhagyesh Gaikwad - 19
7. Vishal Kotalwar - 31
8. Pushkar Nandedkar - 37
9. Vishal Palan - 39
10. Vijay Patil - 43
11. Siddarth Wekhande - 48

30 October 2015

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Acknowledgement
We would like to thank our Director Prof. Dr. R.
M. Jalnekar and the Head of Department Prof. S. B.
Karthik for giving us the opportunity to pursue the
subject Technical Writing.
We would also like to thank our technical
writing teacher Prof. Parinita Masurkar for giving us
the opportunity to draft a report on ‘Ganesh
Mandal’.
We are grateful and would like to thank the
Regency Garden Ganesh Mandal for cooperating
with us and providing us the necessary information
for the report.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgment………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6

Introduction...........................................................................................................................................7
Ganesh Chaturthi Event..........................................................................................................................8
Beginning of the Event.............................................................................................................................8
Preparation of the Event..........................................................................................................................8
About the Event.......................................................................................................................................9
Expenditure for the year 2015...............................................................................................................10
Comparison of the years 2014-2015 .....................................................................................................11
Problems Faced......................................................................................................................................12
Achievements........................................................................................................................................12
Recommendations................................................................................................................................13
Appendix..............................................................................................................................................14
Questionnaire........................................................................................................................................14
List of References..................................................................................................................................17
Glossary................................................................................................................................................17

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Summary

This report gives a synopsis about the activities of

the mandals that organize and set up the Ganesh
function. It includes the study of the activities of
the members of the mandals, from collecting
contribution to making the ‘Visarjan’
arrangements.
The data for this report has been collected from
The Regency Gardens Ganesh mandal. This mandal
was started in the year 2007 and has successfully
organised the Ganesh festival every year since
then. A comparison of the expenses of this year
and the past year has also been illustrated with the
help of pie charts. We also had the chance to
interview a member of the mandal, Mrs. Sarita
Kanade (Refer to Appendix for the complete
Interview).

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Introduction

Ganapati Utsav is celebrated all across the

country and is one of the biggest festivals in the
state of Maharashtra. Though the Ganesh
Chathurthi festival had largely been a private one,
it was in 1864, when Lokmanya Tilak introduced a
new way of celebrating the Ganapati festival as
collective community worship. He called it
Sarvajanik Ganeshothsav or public Ganesh festival.
In 1893 Tilak praised the celebration of Sarvajanik
Ganeshotsav in his newspaper, Kesari, and the
following year he installed a Ganesha idol in the
Kesari office; his efforts transformed the annual
domestic festival into a large, well-organised public
event.

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The Ganesh Chaturthi

Event

The Beginning of the Event

The Regency Garden Mandal holds a three day
festival every year. The idol is brought into the
mandal accompanied by a joyous dhol tasha
pathak and everyone is invited to join in for the
procession from the gate to the mandal.

Preparations for the Event

The preparations for the festival begin a month
before the day of Ganesh Chaturthi. The
members for the organizing committee are
selected by voting and six heads were appointed
this year to keep track of various aspects. The
work is divided into categories such as
Performances, Idol and Pooja expenses,
Decorations, etc., and handed out to the
respective organizing heads. The head hence
plans out resources and funds and submits

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his/her analysis. After the final review, funds and
resources are verified. The head is free to take
help from any member of the committee who is
not a head.
Two days before the festival, the decorating team
begin their tasks of lighting, decorations, stage
preparations, etc.

About the Event

Each day, the mandal performs an aarti twice-
once in the morning and once in the evening.
They hold a small function on the second day of
the event in which society members can perform
and show their talent in various activities such as
dance, vocals, and acts. The function lasts for
about two hours and is celebrated with great
zest. Anybody can participate and the committee
takes a fee of Rs. 80 from the participants. A
feast for the society members is also held.

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Mrs. Kanade with the Regency Gardens

Ganpati idol

Expenditure for the year 2015

A. Collection amount
Sr. no Building Name Amount in Rs.

1. Aster 19,673.00

2. Jasmine 11,256.00

3. Sunflower 17,856.00

4. Tulip 17,577.00

5. Rose 15,813.00

6. Lily 21,453.00

Collected amount 103,628.00

Last year’s balance amount 9211.00

Donation received during Pooja 9,045.00

Gross total amount 1,21,884.00

B. Outgoing Expenses
Sr. no Type of expenses Amount in Rs.

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1. Shree ganesh Murti 6,500.00

2 Catering 38,000.00

3. Ganapati stage Decoration and DJ 36,000.00

4. Dhol 5,500.00

5. Truck 2,500.00

6. Security 8,000.00

7 Society charges towards electricity usage 1,500.00

8. Gifts 9,000.00

9. Tips for Collection boys, electrician,housekeeping 4,300.00

10. Rent for chairs 300.00

Outgoing Expenses 1,11,600.00

Balance amount as on date 10,284.00

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Problems faced by the Mandal

1.There was a large crowd and the seating
arrangements for the function was not
sufficient. As a result, some people had to
stand for the entire duration of the function.
Handling such a large crowd is a little difficult.
2.The function was kept in an open environment.
Due to the erratic rains this year, the function
had to be suspended for some time.

Achievements
1.In the initial year, there were very few
participants and the committee member was
also very small. This year, they had over 30
participants and the committee consisted of 18
members.
2.They managed to handle all financial
operations without the aid of any third party.
Each transaction with the DJ, dhol Pathak,
caterers, decorators, etc., were handled
successfully.
3.Many people celebrated with great zeal due to
the awareness spread by the committee
members who used new techniques such as
social networking websites.
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Recommendations:

1.To handle a large crowd during the

celebrations, methods such as proper seating
arrangements should be taken.
2.The event should be held in a closed
environment to avoid the circumstances of
erratic rain.

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Appendix:
Questionnaire
(We have interviewed Mrs. Sarita Kanade, one of
the organizing heads of this mandal)
1. How many devotees do you expect to
come to your mandal?
Ans. We expect about 1200 devotees in the next
few days.
2. What is your expectation on the grand
expenses for the year 2015?
Ans. We are aiming to keep the expenses below
Rs. 90,000 including the food, decorations and
other facilities.
3. Can you please describe your Ganesh
idol?
Ans. From the past years, we have selected the
idols made of sand instead of POP to be eco-
friendly. The idol is about 2 feet in height, and is
seated in a royal chair painted red and purple. Its
price is 6500Rs.
4. For how many years have you set-up
this mandal?
Ans. We started this mandal in the year of 2007,
and have successfully managed to do so every
year since

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5. How do you select the committee

for organizing the overall design?
Ans. The committee is selected by the Regency
Gardens Co-op Committee by voting. This year
we had six organizing heads to keep track of
different aspects.
6. How is the work divided between the
organizing committee?
Ans. The work is divided into categories such as
Performances, Idol and Pooja expenses,
Decorations, etc., and handed out to the
respective organizing heads. The head hence
plans out resources and funds and submits
his/her analysis. After the final review, funources
are verified. The head is free to take help from
any member of the committee who is not a head.

7. Where do you go for the visarjan of

the idol?
Ans. The idol is kept for the three days. On the
third eve, we take the idol to the Belapur pond
for visarjan.

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8. Do you do anything special that sets

you apart from other mandals?
Ans. Each year, we host a small show in which
people (who had to register in July) can
participate in dance, singing, plays, etc. The
show lasts about 2 hours and is shown in the
central open auditorium (this year it was in the
covered parking as it was raining). Anybody can
participate and we take a fee of Rs. 80 from
those who register.
9. What do you with the remaining
balance of donation/ participation fees?
Ans. The remaining balance is checked in to the
Regency Gardens Co-op Committee. They use
this balance for next years’ Ganpati celebration.
Last years’ balance of Rs.9211 was used for this
year for decorations. None of the money goes
into the pockets of the committee.

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References:

Responses to the questionnaire given by Mrs.

Sarita Kanade

Glossary:

1. Aarti: A form of worshiping Lord Ganesha.

2. Dhol Pathak’s: A group of people playing drums and other
instruments in the processions.
3. Mahaprasad: The term applied to the food items offered to
Lord Ganesh.
4. Visarjan: It is a term is quoted for the immersion of Ganesh
idols in water.

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