“Ganpati Bappa Morya,” the whole group chants. In a September morning, I have reached Girgaon to join a group of fellow Mumbaikars. We will do Ganpati puja “pandal hopping” in Girgaon. The guided tour called “Ganpatis of Girgaon” has been arranged by Khaki Tours. In the last 7 years of living in Mumbai, I have never been to the old neighbourhoods of the city during Ganpati festival. From a different walk, I already know that public or “sarvajanik” Ganpati pujas of Bombay had started in Girgaon. So ofcourse I cannot leave an opportunity to know more about it. The history of Girgaon in Mumbai About three centuries ago, Girgaon used…