Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Mumbai Reports Idol Immersions Amid Conflicting Fifth- and Sixth-Day Counts
Mumbai held idol immersions during its 12-day Ganesh festival.
One report said 307 idols were immersed by 3 p.m.
on the fifth day.
Another report said 307 idols were immersed by 3 p.m.
on the sixth day.
The reports gave different breakdowns of those 307 idols.
A separate report said 2,033 idols had been immersed by 6 p.m.
on the fifth day.
Another account mentioned 37,843 fifth-day immersions by 6 a.m., but its listed numbers do not total that figure.
Officials said there were no serious problems during the immersions.
The festival began on September 14 and is scheduled to end on September 25.
One report said 307 Ganesh and Hartalika idols were immersed in Mumbai by 3 p.m. on the fifth day, including 305 household Ganesh idols and two Hartalika idols.
Another report attributed the same 307-idol count to Saturday afternoon on the festival’s sixth day, listing 270 household Ganesh, 33 Gauri and four public-mandal idols.
A separate fifth-day report said 2,033 idols had been immersed by 6 p.m., including 2,011 household Ganesh, two Hartalika and 17 public-mandal idols.
A report on fifth-day activity also cited 37,843 immersions by 6 a.m., with a breakdown that does not add up to the stated total.
Officials said no untoward incident occurred, while the BMC arranged immersion sites, including artificial ponds, across Mumbai.
- Who
- Devotees, household idol owners, public Ganesh mandals and civic officials in Mumbai.
- What
- Idols of Lord Ganesh, Hartalika and Gauri were immersed at different reported times during the Ganesh festival.
- When
- Reports referred to Friday, September 18, and Saturday afternoon; the festival began September 14 and is scheduled to conclude September 25.
- Where
- Water bodies and designated immersion sites, including artificial ponds, across Mumbai.
- Why
- Idols are immersed on days prescribed by different traditions, including the fifth, sixth, seventh and concluding days.
Fifth-Day Accounts
Sixth-Day Account
Timing and festival day
Fifth-Day Accounts
Two reports describe the 307-idol count as occurring by 3 p.m. on the fifth day, with one dated Friday, September 18.
Sixth-Day Account
A separate report describes 307 immersions by 3 p.m. on Saturday, the sixth day.
Breakdown of 307 immersions
Fifth-Day Accounts
The fifth-day report lists 305 household Ganesh idols and two Hartalika idols, with no public-mandal idol.
Sixth-Day Account
The sixth-day report lists 270 household Ganesh idols, 33 Gauri idols and four public-mandal idols.
Scale of fifth-day immersions
Fifth-Day Accounts
One fifth-day account reports 2,033 immersions by 6 p.m.; another cites 37,843 by 6 a.m., although its component figures do not sum to that total.
Sixth-Day Account
The sixth-day report focuses on the separate 307-idol afternoon count and does not provide a comparable sixth-day total beyond that figure.
- Reported fifth-day count by 3 p.m.
- 307 idols, according to one report
- Reported sixth-day count by 3 p.m.
- 307 idols, according to another report
- Reported fifth-day count by 6 p.m.
- 2,033 idols
- Reported fifth-day count by 6 a.m.
- 37,843 idols in another account
- September 15–16 immersions
- 61,640 Ganesh and Hartalika idols
- Reported safety status
- No untoward incident
- Festival conclusion
- September 25, Anant Chaturdashi
