19 September,2026 11:22 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The immersion process continued peacefully across the city, with no untoward incident reported, civic officials said. File pic
A total of 307 Ganesh and Hartalika (Parvati) idols were immersed at different water bodies across Mumbai till 3 pm on Saturday, the sixth day of the 12-day Ganeshotsav 2026 festivities, Mumbai civic officials said.
The figure included four sarvajanik (public) Ganesh idols, 270 household Ganesh idols, and 33 Gauri Ganesh idols.
The immersions were carried out as part of the ongoing Ganeshotsav 2026 celebrations, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) making arrangements at designated immersion sites across the city.
Ganesh mandals install large and decorated idols in temporary community pavilions, known as pandals, during the festival.
The immersion process continued peacefully across the city, with no untoward incident reported, civic officials said.
The BMC has made arrangements at several immersion sites across Mumbai, including artificial ponds, to facilitate devotees during the festival.
A total of 12,600 idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Hartalika (Parvati) were immersed at different water bodies across Mumbai till Friday night (September 18), the fifth day of the 12-day Ganeshotsav 2026 festivities.
The figure included 175 sarvajanik (public) Ganesh idols, 12,463 household Ganesh idols, and 23 Hartalika idols.
According to different traditions, Ganesh idols are immersed on the one-and-a-half, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh days, as well as on Anant Chaturdashi, the concluding day of the festival.
This year, Ganeshotsav began on September 14 and will culminate on September 25. A large number of idols are expected to be immersed on the last day amid colourful processions across the city.
BMC has set up more than 383 artificial ponds across Mumbai for Ganesh idol immersion and completed preparations at 67 natural immersion sites ahead of the immersion days of the festival.
In a press release issued on Friday, the civic body said it has also deployed more than 25,000 officials and employees at immersion sites, while arrangements include 1,194 steel plates, 23 German rafts, 34 cranes, 85 ambulances, and 10 motorboats for the immersions to take place smoothly.
Meanwhile, BMC Ashwini Bhide on Wednesday reviewed preparations for Ganesh idol immersion at Swarajyabhoomi (Chowpatty) in Girgaon and Dadar, directing officials to give priority to devotees' safety, civic facilities and environmental protection, an official statement said.
