Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Mumbai's Ganesh Immersion Processions Begin Amid Chants and Drums
Mumbai's Ganesh festival reached its final day on Friday.
Devotees began taking Ganesh idols to immersion sites.
This tradition marks their farewell to Lord Ganesha after the 12-day festival.
People prayed and performed aarti at community pandals before leaving.
Processions included drum music, dancing and chants of “Ganpati Bappa Morya.”
Some people showered the idols with flowers and gulal.
Large crowds gathered in Lalbaug to watch the celebrations.
Many processions moved toward Girgaon Chowpatty and other immersion locations.
Police and city workers arranged ponds, lifeguards, ambulances and medical teams to help keep people safe.
Ganesh idol immersion processions began across Mumbai on Friday, the final day of the 12-day festival.
Devotees performed traditional puja and aarti at community pandals before processions began.
Processions featured “Ganpati Bappa Morya” chants, dhol-tasha music, dancing, gulal and flower-petal showers.
Many processions headed toward Girgaon Chowpatty and other designated immersion locations.
More than 24,000 police personnel and 25,000 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation staffers were deployed for safety and crowd management.
- Who
- Ganesh devotees, community mandals, the Mumbai Police and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
- What
- Immersion processions for Ganesh idols began as the 12-day Ganpati festival concluded.
- When
- Friday, September 25, with celebrations expected to continue into the early hours of the next day.
- Where
- Across Mumbai, including Lalbaug, Girgaon Chowpatty and other designated immersion locations.
- Why
- Devotees were bidding farewell to Lord Ganesha on Anant Chaturdashi, the festival's final day.
- Festival occasion
- Anant Chaturdashi, the final day of the 12-day Ganpati festival
- Main immersion location
- Girgaon Chowpatty
- Police deployment
- More than 24,000 police personnel
- Civic deployment
- 25,000 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation staffers
- Safety arrangements
- Artificial ponds, lifeguards, ambulances, medical teams, cranes and other emergency services
- Major gathering area
- Lalbaug, where devotees gathered to watch the processions
