After 11 days, devotees bid adieu to its favourite deity -- Ganpati Bappa.
Special arrangements were made to ensure minimum inconvenience to commuters. In Mumbai, a total of 3,600 policemen were deployed on special duty to oversee Ganpati visarjan processions and 500 traffic wardens were appointed on duty for traffic movement.
Here's a look at the band, baaja that goes along with the farewell.
People carry Ganesh idol for immersion at Girgoan Chowpatty in Mumbai on the 12th day of Ganesh Chaturti festival.
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Thousands throng to chowpatty to get glimpses of their favorite deity. Photograph: Santosh Hirlekar/PTI Photo
The 18-foot-tall idol of Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja makes its way to Girgaum Chowpatty for the immersion. Dhols rang out loud as the idol was taken through the city's streets.
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The Ganapati festival is also celebrated with fanfare in Hyderabad. Here is a 57-ft-tall Khairatabad Ganesha idol being taken to immersion.
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Ganesh idol from Rangari Badak Chawl makes his way to chowpatty. Photograph: Satish Bodas/Rediff.com
Lord Ganesha travels in many ways, even in the boot of a car. Photograph: Satish Bodas/Rediff.com
And on the top of a jeep too... Photograph: Satish Bodas/Rediff.com
People carry Tejukaya Mansion's Ganesh idol for immersion. Photograph: Satish Bodas/Rediff.com
Idols in different sizes and forms lined up on the streets of Hyderabad for nimajjanam (immersion). Photograph: snapsindia
Devotees immerse an idol of Ganesh into the Sabarmati river on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad.
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A sea of devotees crowd around the Lalbaugcha Raja idol as it slowly makes it way to Girgaum Chowpatty.
Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters
Devotees celebrate as a grand idol of the elepaht god is brought out for procession.
Photograph: Satish Bodas/Rediff.com
Nare Park Cha Raja is popularly known as Parel cha Raja. This year, the idol stood tall at 31 feet.
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Devotees take the Lalbaug's Ganesh Galli idol, which stands at 22-feet, to the immersion site amid much fanfare and celebrations. The mandal is known to be the oldest in Lalbaug.
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Chants of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya' break out on the roads of Mumbai as devotees take the Parel cha Raja to the immersion sit on Tuesday.
Photograph: Satish Bodas/Rediff.com
The visarjan is carried out with much fanfare with loud music being played across the streets of the city.
Photograph: Satish Bodas/Rediff.com
Aren't they just the cutest? Little children take part in the celebrations as Mumbai bids adieu to Lord Ganesha.
Photograph: Satish Bodas/Rediff.com
A volunteer immerses an idol of Lord Ganesha into a pond during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters
