Ethereal
beauty
Manushi
Chhillar,
who
is
set
to
debut
in
Bollywood
with
Akshay
Kumar's
Prithviraj,
is
thrilled
that
she
is
celebrating
Ganesh
Chaturthi
for
the
first
time!
The
23
year
old
gorgeous
Miss
World
is
originally
from
Haryana
but
Mumbai
is
now
her
home
too
and
she
wanted
to
celebrate
Ganesh
puja
at
her
home
with
family.
Manushi,
who
is
keeping
Ganpati
at
home
for
the
first
time,
says,
"My
parents
always
wanted
me
to
experience
different
cultures
and
celebrate
them.
I'm
from
Haryana
but
Mumbai
is
my
home
too.
I
was
fascinated
by
the
Ganpati
celebrations
in
the
city
when
I
first
experienced
it.
The
energy,
the
love
and
the
passion
with
which
people
in
Maharashtra
celebrate
Ganpati
is
really
special
and
I
was
charmed
by
it."
She
was
immediately
enamoured
by
Ganesh
puja
and
she
promptly
decided
to
keep
Ganpati
at
home!
Manushi
says,
"I
remember
speaking
to
my
parents
that
I
wanted
to
celebrate
Ganpati
at
home.
They
immediately
said
yes
and
I
was
thrilled.
So,
this
is
the
first
year
that
I'm
keeping
Ganpati
at
home
and
I
couldn't
be
happier.
It
is
an
extremely
special
moment
for
me
and
I
will
pray
for
peace
and
prosperity
for
everyone."
Being
a
conscious
citizen
of
the
country,
Manushi
is
celebrating
the
festival
in
an
eco-friendly
way.
She
explains,
"The
Ganpati
I'm
keeping
at
home
is
an
eco-friendly
one.
It
has
seeds
embedded
in
the
idol
so
I'm
going
to
do
the
Visarjan
also
at
home
in
a
clay
tree
pot.
I'm
looking
forward
to
nurture
the
seeds
well
so
that
life
sprouts
from
it."
Manushi
has
a
message
for
the
people
on
India
as
the
festive
season
kick
starts
with
Ganesh
Chaturthi.
She
says,
"Celebrating
festivals
like
this
is
very
important
because
it
brings
people
and
cultures
closer
but
if
we
can
celebrate
it
in
the
most
eco-friendly
way,
we
will
also
contribute
towards
nature
conservation.
I'm
hoping
to
spread
this
message
with
the
way
I'm
keeping
my
Ganpati.
It
is
up
to
all
of
us
to
protect
and
preserve
our
planet
because
we
are
definitely
in
the
middle
of
a
huge
ecological
crisis.
It
is
high
time
we
acknowledge
it."