Pudhchya varshi lavkar ya: Bidding Ganesha adieu, until next year

An idol of Lord Ganesha was immersed during 5th day of Ganesh Visarjan at Varsova Beach, in Mumbai. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

Updated on: Sep 15, 2016 2:51 PM IST

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An idol of Lord Ganesha was immersed during 5th day of Ganesh Visarjan at Varsova Beach, in Mumbai. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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An idol of Lord Ganesha floats after it was immersed in an artificial pond at Sion in Mumbai. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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After performing the farewell ‘Uttar Pooja’, thousands of idols of Lord Ganesh were taken to immersion points in Mumbai. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha floats after it was immersed in a artificial pond during 6th day of Ganesh visarjan at Dadar Beach in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, September 10, 2016. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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The festival was popularised by freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak to unite the people against the British rule. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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The annual Ganeshotsav is Maharashtra’s biggest festival that has transcended religious boundaries. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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The curtains fell on the 11-day-long Ganeshotsav festivities - in which the elephant-headed god Lord Ganesh is worshipped - in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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31 artificial ponds were created for immersion while there are 69 natural ponds across Mumbai where people could complete the ritual. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)