Nagpur: This city will welcome his favorite god Lord Ganesh with love and devotion at Ganesh Chaturthi on Friday.
For the second year in a row, the Times of India has launched the Bappa Times Online initiative during Ganeshotsav.
The website encourages worshipers to celebrate festivals in their home safety and comfort in the middle of a pandemic.
Last year after the appearance of Covid-19, the celebration of public ganeshotsav was limited.
So Indian times design innovative ways to celebrate with their readers.
Times New Bappa Initiative is well received with more than 1.2 lakh users who interact on the website.
Now Darshan Public is prohibited in pandal in all states of this season, the initiative ‘Times Bappa’ has significantly improved by adding interactive parts and interesting contests.
What makes www.timesbappa.com is very popular it allows people to use their creativity.
Users can create and adjust their own ganpati using various idol options, backgrounds, lights, decorations, candy, flowers, and fruits.
Tables that can be shared with friends and family through WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter.
Even they can be encouraged to choose your design and increase your chances of winning prizes.
Some Bappa creations can be designed.
Idol decorations can be changed every day.
Some new contests have been added this year.
For example the ‘Selfie with Bappa’ section allows users to click Selfies with their idols, send entries for this contest and get a voice.
Someone can also prepare a painting or draw Ganesha, send the original artwork and get a voice.
There are special contests only for Ganesh Pandal where they share Bappa Year images running with all the details and get a sound.
All the most selected contest entries will win extraordinary vouchers every day.
The ranking board will be seen on the website that will make a list of selected entries.
The ‘Live Darshan and Aarti’ tab will directly flow aartis and rituals from popular pandal and temples around the city.
On the last day, Digital Visarjan can be done for idols.
A major tourist attraction added this year is a unique art gallery.
About 100 artwork from famous artists throughout the country has been curated in this section.
Toi in partnership with Artzolo.com gives users the opportunity to buy their choice of work.
Participants stand to win prizes every day, and the best contest entry will be published on ‘The Times of India’.