Updated On: 11 September, 2024 07:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The 10-day Ganeshotsav festival began in Maharashtra on Saturday, with idols of the deity being installed in homes and at public pandals across the state amid fanfare

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday said that the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols during the fifth day of Ganesh Visarjan 2024 was going on smoothly and up till 6 pm, a total of 2,574 idols had been immersed across various locations in the city.
Among the 2,574 Ganesh idols those were immersed till 6 pm include 2,553 Gharguti (household) idols, 16 sarvjanik (public) idols and 5 Hartalika idols, the civic officials said.