As 10-day Ganesh festival draws to a close, idols are immersed into the sea, amid chaos and colour
Visarjan marked the end of the 12-day long Ganeshotsav in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra on Tuesday.
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On 5 September 2017, the 10-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival came to an end with the immersion of idols in the sea, called ‘visarjan’. More than 11,000 idols, from Ganpati mandals across the city, were immersed at spots like Girgaum Chowpatty, Dadar, Juhu, Versova and Powai lake. Image courtesy Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost
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The idols were brought onto the roads to the accompaniment of ‘dhols’ (drums), cymbals, thousands dancing and chanting “Ganpati Bappa Moraya, Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya” (Lord Ganesha bless us, come soon next year), in clouds of auspicious red ‘gulaal’. Image courtesy Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost
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This year, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation had made special arrangements for domestic and international tourists to view the immersion ceremonies at Girguam and other places as part of its new intiaitive — Ganeshotsav Tourism. Image courtesy Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost
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As usual, some of the biggest idols spotted were the famed Lalbaug-cha Raja, Sewri-cha Raja, Andheri-cha Raja, Fort-cha Raja and the idols from Ganesh Gully, Borivali’s Kastur Park, Khetwadi, Bandra and Shivaji Park. Image courtesy Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost
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Naresh Dahibhavkar, the president of BrihanMumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti (BSGSS), said this year there were around 300 gigantic idols in public marquees within the prescribed height limit of 18 feet. Image courtesy Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost
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This was the 125th year of the state’s biggest public festival. Image courtesy Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost
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