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“Some of us got together and decided to organize Ganesh puja this year, but we were surprised at the turnout. KOLKATA: Festivities peaked on Thursday with several Ganesh pujas across the city. This year, close to 1,200 Ganesh pujas are being organized in the city making it an alltime high.Barisha Unnayan, which made its Ganesh Puja debut, this year witnessed a high footfall on the first day. We have organized the festival to pray that everyone gets the strength to overcome obstacles and succeed in their ventures,” said Gopal Mondal, organiser of a Ganesh Puja on BB Ganguly Street. More and more people got associated with us and contributed in several ways,” said Rudraprasad Roy Chaudhuri, one of the organizers.The deity at the Posta Ganesh Mandir is popular, especially among kids..