Ganeshotsav 2024: 160 idols immersed across Mumbai till 12 pm

In a harmonious and incidentfree culmination of the Ganeshotsav 2024 the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC reported that a total of 160 idols were immersed in the city up to 12 pm on Sunday September 8 The immersions were of those idols installed only for one and a half daysAccording to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC out of 160 idols 158 were from private households commonly referred to as Gharguti while two were Gauri idolsAs many as 71 Ganpati idols and two Gauri idols were immersed in artificial ponds that have been created specifically to reduce water pollution the BMC saidNo untoward incident was reported anywhere during immersion so far on Sunday officials saidGanesh festival begins in Maharashtra amid fanfareThe 10day Ganeshotsav 2024 began in Maharashtra on Saturday with idols of the deity being installed in homes and at public pandals across the state amid fanfareFamilies including children and elderly members stepped out of their homes early morning to bring their beloved god home amid chants of Ganpati Bappa Morya and the beating of drumsMany people were seen carrying the idols of Lord Ganesh in autorickshaws cars and other modes of transportTraditional dholtasha drum troupes accompanied the processions which began in the morningMany mandals groups that celebrate the festival in public places brought in their Ganesh idols with grand processions in the last few daysThe idols will be installed at homes and in pandals with ritualsDevotees thronged vegetable and flower markets sweet shops and roadside stalls for buying flowers puja materials sweets and decorative itemsIn Mumbai around 15000 police personnel besides senior officials have been deployed for security during the 10day Ganeshotsav 2024As many as 32 Deputy Commissioners of Police 45 Assistant Commissioners 2435 officials 12420 constables home guards and personnel of the State Reserve Police Force Rapid Action Force and Riot Control Unit will be on the streets an official saidMore than 2500 Ganesh mandals and lakhs of households in the financial capital of the country will be celebrating the festivalAuthorities received 3358 applications from Ganesh mandals and permission to put up pandals was granted to 2635 mandals as of Friday a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC officials saidMeanwhile the BMC has asked people to be on guard against stingray and jellyfish bites during Ganesh festival idol immersionsHundreds of big idols are immersed in the Arabian SeaHarmful fish that can bite Ganesh devotees during immersion have been found in large numbers in trial netting conducted by the Maharashtra governments Fisheries Department a BMC release saidThe trial netting was done off the coast at Girgaon and Dadar and fish like Dhomi Kolambi Shingti Blue Jelly Fish Ghoda Masa Chhote Ravas etc were found along with jellyfish and stingrays it saidCitizens should take precautions during Ganpati immersion the BMC said