On the last day of Ganeshotsav, Mumbaikars have begun their final journey with Ganpati Bappa and are headed towards visarjan sites all over the city. Devotees and Bollywood stars alike are taking over the streets to participate in the festivities. Stay with us for LIVE visarjan updates, special arrangements, traffic advisories and more. Ganpati Bappa Morya!
Silent immersion procession in Dharavi
Special Trains run for Ganpati devotees
Mumbai traffic alert: Avoid Malad, Aarey Road, Tilak Bridge, Mahim Causeway
Youth stabbed in Madhya Pradesh; One drowns in Rajasthan during immersion
Four die in Maharashtra in Ganpati immersion related activities on Tuesday
Ranbir Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan participate in Ganpati festivities
Lalbaug Cha Raja idol leaves pandal for immersion site
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis request devotees to protect the environment
Ganesh visarjan is a photographer's paradise
Ganpati Bappa is leaving for a whole year and Mumbai converged to the streets to see the elephant god off. And even as devotees begged Bappa to return quickly, the city turned into a goldmine for photographers.
“Ganpati Bappa Morya! Pudhchya Varshi Lavakar Ya”
A silent immersion procession in Dharavi
Mumbai never fails to surprise and Ganpati celebrations in the city’s infamous Dharavi area sprang not one but two this time. Not only were Muslim women participating in the aarti in one mandal - take that bhakts - another organised a silent immersion procession to keep the noise levels down. More power to these amazing people.
Ganpati visarjan in other cities
So what’s the visarjan like in cities other than Mumbai? As enthusiastic if not that crowded. Bappa is raising traffic awareness in Hyderabad for instance.
Youth stabbed in Madhya Pradesh; One drowns in Rajasthan during immersion
Ganesh visarjan in Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur turned violent with a youth being stabbed to death. More details are awaited.
In another incident in Rajasthan’s Kota, a youth drowned while immersing a Ganesha idol in the Chambal river. Two others were rescued.