Updated On: 29 September, 2023 07:01 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ganpati Visarjan 2023: The last day of the ten-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival witnessed a seamless immersion of Lord Ganesha idols, with no untoward incidents reported during the process. Devotees from all corners of the city thronged the immersion points with great enthusiasm to bid farewell to their beloved deity

A crowd of devotees at Girgaum Chowpatty on the occasion of Ganpati Visarjan on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Ganpati Visarjan 2023: The last day of the ten-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival witnessed a seamless immersion of Lord Ganesha idols, with no untoward incidents reported during the process. Devotees from all corners of the city thronged the immersion points with great enthusiasm to bid farewell to their beloved deity.
The statistics released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation revealed that a staggering 37,599 idols of Lord Ganesha and Gauri were immersed during the conclusion of the festival. Of these, a total of 5,840 Sarvjanik Ganesh idols were immersed in various water bodies across the city. 31,322 idols from households found their way into the city's waterways. The festival also saw the immersion of 437 Gauri idols, symbolizing the feminine divine energy.