Around 7000 sarvajanik Ganesh idols will be immersed on Anant Chaturdashi today, marking the end of the 10-day-long Ganesh festival. While over 12,000 community idols are brought in by Ganesh mandals across Mumbai, 5400 mandals already immersed their idols on Day 5 and Day 7. According to official figures, the most community idol immersions took place at Chowpatty, followed by Dadar beach and Marve jetty. However, following the orders of the Bombay High Court, all idols smaller than six feet in height will be immersed in artificial ponds this year.

Naresh Dahibavkar, who heads the Brihanmumbai Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samanvay Samiti, said, “This year, coordination has taken place to comply with high court orders, and every mandal’s idol will be immersed in an artificial pond if it is lesser than six feet in height.”

Civic staff clean Dadar beach. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT