Two 13-year-old boys drowned in a village lake in Nagpur district of Maharashtra during the first immersion day of the 12-day Ganeshotsav 2026 celebrations that began a day earlier, officials said, reported the PTI.

The incident took place around 11 am when local women gathered at the lake for the immersion rituals of Goddess Hartalika (Gaurai) idols. A group of local children accompanied the adults and entered the water body as the ceremony got underway.