Atharvashirsha is a Sanskrit text dedicated to Lord Ganesh who is known as a deity of knowledge, wisdom and good fortune. Pic/Facebook

Clad in sarees, 36,000 women filled the space in front of the popular pandal and chanted the hymn. Pic/Facebook

According to the Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Sarvajanik Ganapati Trust, this was the 36th year of the annual recital of the sacred text. Pic/Facebook

The trust added that this was the highest participation of women in its hymn recital event at their pandal, which is a replica of the under-construction Ram Mandir of Ayodhya. Pic/Facebook

Reportedly, the trust said that devotees from Russia and Thailand also participated in Wednesday’s collective recitation of the text. Pic/PTI