Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Two Boys Drown During Goddess Idol Immersion in Nagpur
Two 13-year-old boys died after entering a lake during an idol immersion ceremony.
The ceremony was for Goddess Hartalika, also called Gaurai or Parvati.
Women from Zilpa village had gone to the lake in the morning.
Several children also entered the water.
Villagers noticed that Ayush and Darshan were missing.
Their uncles searched the lake and pulled them out.
The boys were taken to a nearby hospital.
Doctors said they had died.
Two 13-year-old boys drowned during Goddess Hartalika idol immersion in a lake in Nagpur district.
The deceased were identified as Ayush Harish Kumre and Darshan Dhanraj Lad.
Women from Zilpa village went to the lake around 11 a.m. for the immersion ritual.
Several children entered the water, and villagers later noticed that the two boys were missing.
Their uncles recovered them and took them to Katol Rural Hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
- Who
- 13-year-olds Ayush Harish Kumre and Darshan Dhanraj Lad drowned during the ceremony.
- What
- The two boys drowned during the immersion of Goddess Hartalika idols.
- When
- Tuesday morning, at around 11 a.m.
- Where
- A lake near Zilpa village in Katol tehsil, Nagpur district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- They entered the lake during the idol immersion ritual; the articles do not state further details.
- Victims
- Ayush Harish Kumre and Darshan Dhanraj Lad
- Age
- 13 years old each
- Village
- Zilpa
- District
- Nagpur
- Ritual
- Immersion of Goddess Hartalika, or Gaurai, idols
- Hospital
- Katol Rural Hospital
- Reported outcome
- Doctors declared both boys dead on examination