Shweta Shinde and Devdatta Nage send Ganesh festival wishes

On the occasion of Ganeshotsav, Zee Yuva’s ‘Doctor Don’ lead pair Shweta Shinde and Devdatta Nage send best wishes saying ‘Ganapati Bappa Morya’.

Shweta Shinde (Doctor Don – Zee Yuva)

We have a custom that if, during the Ganapati festival, a woman is pregnant in the house, then Ganapati is not immersed but kept covered in the house. Next year before immersing the new idol, previous year’s idol is immersed first. I remember one of the year’s Ganapati festivals, my sister-in-law was pregnant, so there was no immersion that year. But next I was pregnant during Ganapati festival, so again there was no immersion on a consecutive year. And again the subsequent year my brother-in-law’s wife was pregnant, and again that’s year we could not immerse any of the idols. On the fourth year we could immerse all idols and we did it with much more joy and fanfare. I really cherish this memory.

Devdatta Nage (Doctor Don – Zee Yuva)

My childhood was spent in Pen and Pen is considered to be the abode of idols of Lord Ganesha. Beautiful Bappa’s idols are made here. Since childhood, I have seen idols of Bappa hovering around me. I used to make my own idol of Bappa. But the biggest blessing I got from Bappa was my role as Khandoba in Jai Malhar. I got fame with it and I have seen many idols being made around me. I had Ganapati Idol installed for three years, much to the happiness of all family members. I get emotional remembering those days. All those finds memories are locked in my heart forever.