With just nine days left, devotees on Sunday carry Ganesh murtis to the pandal ahead of the festival in Mumbai. Pic/Shadab Khan

Ganesh idol was transported from Mumbai to Surat ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Pic/Shadab Khan

Devotees cover up the Ganpati idol with a plastic sheet to protect it from rain. Pic/Ashish Raje

Ganpati idols lined up at Lalbaug street as they are being transported to their respective pandals. Pic/Ashish Raje 

Devotees participate in a procession to bring home the Ganpati idol. Pic/Ashish Raje

While a resident prays to Lord Ganesh from her balcony, a kid clicks photos of the idol. Pic/Ashish Raje 

Devotees carry "Khetwadi cha Lambodar" during a procession ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Lalbaug. Pic/Shadab Khan

Stuck in a traffic jam, taxi driver clicks photos of Ganpati idols on the Lalbaug road. Pic/Ashish Raje

 Devotees carry Bappa's idol during a procession in Dadar on Sunday. Pic/Ashish Rane

Devotees from Surat carry the Ganesh idol in a long-distance train traveling from Mumbai to Surat at Mumbai Central Railway Station. Pic/Shadab Khan

Residents of Khetwadi carry an idol of Lord Ganesha 'Khetwadi cha 12th Lane' during a procession ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Lalbaug. Pic/Shadab Khan

This year, the BMC waived off all restrictions on height for private and sarvajanik idols. Pic/Shadab Khan