Ganesh Visarjan: 2,574 Lord Ganesha idols immersed till 6 pm on day 5 of Ganeshotsav

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC on Wednesday said that the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols during the fifth day of Ganesh Visarjan 2024 was going on smoothly and up till 6 pm a total of 2574idols had been immersed across various locations in the cityAmong the 2574 Ganesh idols those were immersed till 6 pm include 2553 Gharguti household idols 16 sarvjanik public idols and 5 Hartalika idols the civic officials saidOut of these 1092 idols were immersed into artificial lakes ensuring an environmentallyfriendly option the officials saidThe immersion process so far was being conducted without any untoward incidents and the authorities have reported a successful and peaceful immersions to the fifth day Ganesh festivities an official saidThe 10day Ganeshotsav festival 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 daysDevotees thronged vegetable and flower markets sweet shops and roadside stalls for buying flowers puja materials sweets and decorative itemsLalbaug Cha Raja donations on September 11 2024On September 11 2024 Lalbaug Cha Raja announced its latest donation detailsStage Peti Stage Box Rs 3300000Rang Peti Color Box Rs 2550000Total Donation Amount Rs 5850000Additionally the temple received donations of Gold and SilverGold 1673320 gramsSilver 4708 gramsMeanwhile earlier over 62000 Ganesh idols have been immersed in the city till 12 am during Ganesh Visarjan 2024 on the one and a half day Ganpati Visarjan on SundayUpto 12 am on Sunday a total of 62569 idols had been immersed across various locations in the cityAmong the 62569 idols those were immersed on Sunday till 12 am include 348 sarvjanik public idols 62197 Gharguti household idols and 24 Hartalika IdolsOut of these 30177 idols were immersed into artificial lakes ensuring an environmentallyfriendly option the officials saidMeanwhile in 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 saidTthe 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