MUMBAI: As the 10-day-long Ganeshotsav concluded on Thursday, thousands of idols of the elephant-headed god were immersed in various water bodies, including artificial ponds, across Mumbai, with a sea of devotees in attendance.
Mumbai’s famous Lalbaugcha Raja idol, whose procession started at 11.30am on Thursday, was immersed around 9.15am on Friday, said officials.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported that over 37,599 idols were immersed in the city by 3am on Friday.
A 16-year-old boy drowned in the sea off the Juhu beach on Thursday evening.
Of the 37,599 idols immersed until 3am on Friday, 31,322 were household Ganapati idols, 5,840 ‘sarvajanik’ (public) and 437 were the idols of Goddess Gauri.
Notably, a significant number of idols – 11,013 – have been immersed in artificial ponds set up by the civic body. Of these, 10,121 were household Ganpati idols, 734 sarvajanik and 158 of Goddess Gauri, the official said.
Mumbai’s famous Lalbaugcha Raja idol, whose procession started at 11.30am on Thursday, was immersed around 9.15am on Friday, said officials.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported that over 37,599 idols were immersed in the city by 3am on Friday.
A 16-year-old boy drowned in the sea off the Juhu beach on Thursday evening.
Of the 37,599 idols immersed until 3am on Friday, 31,322 were household Ganapati idols, 5,840 ‘sarvajanik’ (public) and 437 were the idols of Goddess Gauri.
Notably, a significant number of idols – 11,013 – have been immersed in artificial ponds set up by the civic body. Of these, 10,121 were household Ganpati idols, 734 sarvajanik and 158 of Goddess Gauri, the official said.
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