The Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations continued across Bengaluru on Thursday with a significant number of idol ‘visarjans’ taking place. According to data released by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), a total of 73,959 idols were immersed in various parts of the city.
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This follows Wednesday’s large-scale celebrations, during which 79,039 immersions were recorded. Once again, South Bengaluru emerged as the zone with the highest number of immersions, reporting 44,521 on Thursday alone, The Hindu reported.
Trailing behind were the West Zone with 10,568 immersions, East Zone with 9,306, followed by Mahadevapura (2,737), Bommanahalli (2,347), Yelahanka (2,199), RR Nagar (2,113) and Dasarahalli (168), which saw the least activity.
Of the total idols immersed on Thursday, 61,006 were taken to lakes and temple tanks (kalyanis), while 12,953 were handled through mobile immersion tankers. The BBMP had made arrangements for idol immersion at 41 designated water bodies across the city and had deployed 489 mobile tankers to make the process more accessible and efficient.
{{/usCountry}}Of the total idols immersed on Thursday, 61,006 were taken to lakes and temple tanks (kalyanis), while 12,953 were handled through mobile immersion tankers. The BBMP had made arrangements for idol immersion at 41 designated water bodies across the city and had deployed 489 mobile tankers to make the process more accessible and efficient.
{{/usCountry}}On the main day of the festival, Wednesday evening, the city witnessed its largest wave of immersions, with approximately 2.19 lakh Ganesha idols immersed across Bengaluru.
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Officials noted that the immersion process was carried out peacefully, with the support of civic workers, police personnel and volunteers, helping ensure that the festivities remained safe and environmentally conscious.
Google Trends
According to Google Trends, the search term “Ganesh Visarjan 2025” saw consistent interest over the past week, with a slight peak on Sunday. The highest number of searches came from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (100), followed by Gujarat (69), Chhattisgarh (64), Madhya Pradesh (60), and Telangana. Related queries included terms such as “visarjan date 2025,” “Ganesh Visarjan 2025 date,” and “Ganesh Chaturthi Visarjan 2025,” indicating that users were primarily looking for the exact dates of the festival rituals.