<p>Mumbai: A sea of humanity poured into the streets of Mumbai amid chants of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ reverberating through the air as the 11-day-long <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ganesh-festival">Ganeshotsav</a> drew to a close on Tuesday coinciding with the Anant Chaturdashi when idols of Lord Ganesha were immersed in Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra.</p><p>Reports of immersion of Ganesh idols were received from the Mumbai metropolitan region and the neighbouring regions of Pune and Nashik. </p><p>Immersion will continue past midnight of Wednesday.</p><p>An estimated 3.5 to 4 lakh idols of Lord Ganesha - of varying sizes, shapes and themes were immersed, marking the end of the biggest festival of Maharashtra.</p><p>A large number of people have thronged the Lalbaug-Parel area to see the procession of Mumbai cha Raja of Ganesh Gully, Lalbaug cha Raja, Chintamani of Chinchpokli and Tejukaya, the four big idols of Mumbai.</p>.Anant Chaturthi 2024: Devotees bid adieu to Bappa as Ganesh Chaturthi festivities end.<p>In the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region and elsewhere in Maharashtra, idols of the pot-bellied elephant-headed-lord are being immersed into streams, ponds, lakes, rivers and the Arabian Sea amidst the beating of drums. </p><p>People chanted – ‘Ganpati bappa moraya…pudchaya varshi laukar yeah’ in unison – and threw ‘gulal’ up in the air as the big Ganpati idols passed by various streets of Mumbai.</p><p>A large crowd was seen at Girgaum Chowpatty, one of the biggest, most popular and crowded immersion sites. </p><p>Huge crowds were also seen at the Dadar Chowpatty and Girgaum Chowpatty as people bid farewell to Lord Ganesha - the God of intellect, wisdom, prosperity and remover of all obstacles.</p><p>In Mumbai, tight security arrangements were seen with CCTVs installed across the procession route, aerial surveillance by Coast Guard choppers, drones hovering over immersion spots and police personnel and plainclothesmen on streets.</p>
<p>Mumbai: A sea of humanity poured into the streets of Mumbai amid chants of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ reverberating through the air as the 11-day-long <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ganesh-festival">Ganeshotsav</a> drew to a close on Tuesday coinciding with the Anant Chaturdashi when idols of Lord Ganesha were immersed in Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra.</p><p>Reports of immersion of Ganesh idols were received from the Mumbai metropolitan region and the neighbouring regions of Pune and Nashik. </p><p>Immersion will continue past midnight of Wednesday.</p><p>An estimated 3.5 to 4 lakh idols of Lord Ganesha - of varying sizes, shapes and themes were immersed, marking the end of the biggest festival of Maharashtra.</p><p>A large number of people have thronged the Lalbaug-Parel area to see the procession of Mumbai cha Raja of Ganesh Gully, Lalbaug cha Raja, Chintamani of Chinchpokli and Tejukaya, the four big idols of Mumbai.</p>.Anant Chaturthi 2024: Devotees bid adieu to Bappa as Ganesh Chaturthi festivities end.<p>In the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region and elsewhere in Maharashtra, idols of the pot-bellied elephant-headed-lord are being immersed into streams, ponds, lakes, rivers and the Arabian Sea amidst the beating of drums. </p><p>People chanted – ‘Ganpati bappa moraya…pudchaya varshi laukar yeah’ in unison – and threw ‘gulal’ up in the air as the big Ganpati idols passed by various streets of Mumbai.</p><p>A large crowd was seen at Girgaum Chowpatty, one of the biggest, most popular and crowded immersion sites. </p><p>Huge crowds were also seen at the Dadar Chowpatty and Girgaum Chowpatty as people bid farewell to Lord Ganesha - the God of intellect, wisdom, prosperity and remover of all obstacles.</p><p>In Mumbai, tight security arrangements were seen with CCTVs installed across the procession route, aerial surveillance by Coast Guard choppers, drones hovering over immersion spots and police personnel and plainclothesmen on streets.</p>