<h1>City's Ganesh festival features themed pandals honoring terror victims, military imagery, Santhali and Maharashtrian traditions; legal compliance, Section 144.</h1> A city's Ganesh Chaturthi events feature themed pandals commemorating terror-attack victims and celebrating armed forces with military imagery, a separate committee highlighting indigenous Santhali culture through traditional art and symbolic displays, and another retaining Maharashtrian stylistic traditions; over 500 celebrations are planned. Relevant legal considerations include compliance with public-assembly and festival permits, safety and fire regulations for large idols and marquees, restrictions on political or provocative messaging that may affect public order, protection of cultural heritage and performers' rights, and coordination with law enforcement to manage security and communal sensitivities.