VIDEO: Ganesh Mandir in Flushing is consecrated

By Christina Santucci

Thousands of people attended a consecration ceremony following the renovation of a major room in the Ganesh Mandir, or temple, in Flushing, Queens. The ceremony, known as the Kumbhabhishekam, was the final part of a ritual in which the gods are installed and the towers are consecrated.

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