The team
32 people.
One festival.
Ganeshotsav Berlin is run entirely by volunteers. Executive committee, advisors from partner temples, team leads, and members — everyone puts in evenings and weekends to make ten days happen.
4
Executive
3
Advisors
10
Team leads
15
Team members
Leadership
Executive committee.
Guides the vision, strategy, and day-to-day of Ganeshotsav Berlin.
Anand Deshpande
Executive committee
Rohit Prabhu
Executive committee
Rutwik Godse
Executive committee
Sanika Barve
Executive committee
Guidance
Advisors.
Cultural, ceremonial, and organisational counsel from partner temples in Berlin and Pune.
Vilwanathan Krishnamurthy
Shri Ganesha Hindu Temple
Raju Jayarama Naidu
Shri Ganesha Hindu Temple
Shrikant Shete
Shri Kasba Ganpati Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal
Coordination
Team leads.
Each lead runs a workstream — culture, food, logistics, kids, decoration, safety, and more.
Amit Somani
Deepak Patil
Digambar Barve
Diksha Barve
Ganesh Gadhave
Pritam Kole
Purv Purohit
Sahil Mhapsekar
Vaibhav Jagdale
Akshay Phadtare
Backbone
Team members.
The people who show up week after week to make ten days possible.
Aishwarya Talekar
Suraj Benke
Amol Sainis
Mayur Ozardekar
Rahul Kokje
Devendra Vyavhare
Manokamana Bankar
Rohan Shinde
Prathmesh Shirude
Abhishek More
Sairaj Dabhade
Aditya Jathar
Shreya Suvarna
Ninad Shekar
Tejaswi Ninawe
We're still hiring — well, welcoming
Want your name on this page next year?
Volunteer applications for 2026 are open. Even a few hours during the festival makes a real difference.