The LGBTQ+ community in Pune has established a dhol tasha pathak named Shikhandi to participate in this year's Ganapati festival. Originally intended for transgenders, it now includes 30 members.

Pune: IT professional Ganesh Santosh Agrawal, entrepreneur Brijesh Nagdeote and banker Vicky Sanjay Chavan have one thing in common. They are all members of dhol tasha troupes and love to drum up a ...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a National Green Tribunal direction restricting the number of people to 30 in 'dhol-tasha' groups involved in the Ganapati festival, including idol ...

At a press conference on Wednesday, Pune Police commissioner Amitesh Kumar outlined detailed guidelines for the Ganesh immersion procession, which will take place on September 6 The Pune City Police ...

First state-level convention of dhol-tasha pathaks from across Maharashtra was organised by Dhol-Tasha Mahasangh Maharashtra at BMCC College of Commerce in Pune PUNE: At the first state-level ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a National Green Tribunal order restricting the size of dhol-tasha groups participating in the Ganapati festival in Pune to 30 members, PTI reported. Dhol-tasha is ...

Ganesh Chaturthi 2023 has begun on the beats of Dhol Tasha and what is really stealing the show at the Ganpati Aagman 2023 are the women Dhol Tasha players. Breaking gender barriers, more and more ...

Dhol tasha has become synonymous with Ganeshotsav, and Pune is a hotspot with more than 200 dhol tasha pathaks (groups) in the city. Most of these pathaks practice by the riverside, and the recent ...

In a rare sight, Pune’s Kesari Wada Ganpati Mandal’s dhol-tasha pathak performed with postman-inspired costumes during the Ganesh immersion procession on Saturday. Pune’s streets are filled with ...

A hollow drum, around two feet in length, is laid out on the floor. Called a taaki in Marathi, its hollow ends are covered with a circular canvas or paan on each side and secured with a thick length ...