The spell of very heavy rain on Wednesday put a dampener on the Ganesh festival, as very few devotees were able to make it to Ganesh Galli's Mumbaicha Raja, Lalbaugcha Raja and other major mandals for darshan.

According to an official, few devotees arrived at Lalbaug as compared to other days, due to the heavy rain. Another reason for the less footfall was that the rain affected all three lines on the railways. Many people take the Central Railway and alight at Currey Road or Chinchpokli stations for the darshan of Lalbaugcha Raja. Many also take the Western Railway and get off at Lower Parel.