Ganpati Bappa was welcomed by celebrities in Mumbai with devotion, grandeur and extravaganza on Thursday. Shilpa Shetty, Shraddha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan apart from several other celebrities shared inside pictures and videos from the festivities on Instagram as they celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi in the presence of close friends and family.

Shilpa and her husband, industrialist Raj Kundra welcomed Ganpati home with enthusiasm. The actress celebrated the festival with son Viaan, sister Shamita and mother Sunanda. For the celebration, Shilpa opted for a yellow saree as she sought blessings from Bappa along with her family.

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Television czarina Ekta Kapoor celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi with her ‘Ganpati girl gang’ comprising Urvashi Dholakia, Harleen Sethi, Krystle D'souza, Mona Singh, Tanusri Dasgupta and others.

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Hrithik, who will appear next in Super 30, performed aarti at his residence with his parents Rakesh and Pinky Roshan while we also caught a glimpse of the actor's sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan as they prayed to Lord Ganesha.

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Its been 56 years since Ganpati is being celebrated at Shraddha Kapoor’s grandparents’ residence as she posted a picture of herself, all smiles in a blue kurta.

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Kangana Ranaut celebrated with her nephew Prithvi, as he looked adorable in her arms.

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Sonali Bendre is battling cancer and is undergoing treatment in New York, and unfortunately had to miss Ganpati celebration at her home in Mumbai. At her Mumbai residence, meanwhile, her husband, filmmaker Goldie Behl and their son Ranveer offered puja to Bappa.

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Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!