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Photos: Visarjan and adieu to Ganesha until till next year

Ganesh Chaturthi, a festival celebrating the birth of the Hindu deity Ganesha ends today. The past ten days have been abuzz with Ganeshotsav celebrations comprising devotees thronging pandals, chants of Ganpati Bappa Morya and feasting on sweets such as modak --much like the deity being celebrated, for whom it is a particular favourite. With much enthusiasm, devotees today bid farewell to the elephant-headed god with the ritualistic immersion of idols big and small in artificial ponds, lakes, rivers and the Arabian Sea, sending him onward to Mount Kailash.

Updated on: Sep 12, 2019 6:12 PM IST

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Confetti, flower petals and coloured powder are showered on an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesha during a procession at Marine Lines in Mumbai. The immersion of Ganesha idols amid chants of Ganpati Bappa Moraya, Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya (come back soon next year) today, mark the end of festivities making the 10 day Ganesh Chaturthi festival. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 12, 2019 6:12 PM

Confetti, flower petals and coloured powder are showered on an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesha during a procession at Marine Lines in Mumbai. The immersion of Ganesha idols amid chants of Ganpati Bappa Moraya, Pudhchya Varshi Lavkar Ya (come back soon next year) today, mark the end of festivities making the 10 day Ganesh Chaturthi festival. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

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Today on the occasion of ‘Anant Chaturdashi,’ devotees bid farewell to Lord Ganesha. The Lalbaughcha Raja procession, passing Lalbaugh here, attracts perhaps the largest number of devotees, celebrating the deity’s journey to the Arabian Sea in Mumbai. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 12, 2019 6:12 PM

Today on the occasion of ‘Anant Chaturdashi,’ devotees bid farewell to Lord Ganesha. The Lalbaughcha Raja procession, passing Lalbaugh here, attracts perhaps the largest number of devotees, celebrating the deity’s journey to the Arabian Sea in Mumbai. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Revellers dance during a visarjan procession in Mumbai. The festival is synonymous with the sounds of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ chanted by devotees in processions throughout the 10-day period, calling the deity back to their homes as soon as possible next year. (Satyabrata Tripathy / Ht Photo)

Updated on Sep 12, 2019 6:12 PM

Revellers dance during a visarjan procession in Mumbai. The festival is synonymous with the sounds of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ chanted by devotees in processions throughout the 10-day period, calling the deity back to their homes as soon as possible next year. (Satyabrata Tripathy / Ht Photo)

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Devotees in the thousands were out on the roads of Mumbai, ferrying Ganesha idols, big and small at various points in the city after the end of the 10-day celebrations. More than 50,000 police personnel have been deployed across the metropolis to ensure that Ganesh idol immersion processions pass off without any untoward incident. (Satyabrata Tripathy / Ht Photo)

Updated on Sep 12, 2019 6:12 PM

Devotees in the thousands were out on the roads of Mumbai, ferrying Ganesha idols, big and small at various points in the city after the end of the 10-day celebrations. More than 50,000 police personnel have been deployed across the metropolis to ensure that Ganesh idol immersion processions pass off without any untoward incident. (Satyabrata Tripathy / Ht Photo)

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And the fervour isn’t limited to Mumbaikars or the Maharastrian diaspora across the country. Devotees from Bangkok are seen here offering prayers to Ganesha before an immersion at Juhu Beach. (ANI)

Updated on Sep 12, 2019 6:12 PM

And the fervour isn’t limited to Mumbaikars or the Maharastrian diaspora across the country. Devotees from Bangkok are seen here offering prayers to Ganesha before an immersion at Juhu Beach. (ANI)

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While Mumbai’s fervour for the festival is hard to match elsewhere in the country, the processions were replaced by more intimate scenes, like this one from Delhi, of families taking idols to water bodies and artificial ponds for the immersion that symbolises the deity’s return to his Mount Kailash abode. (ANI)

Updated on Sep 12, 2019 6:12 PM

While Mumbai’s fervour for the festival is hard to match elsewhere in the country, the processions were replaced by more intimate scenes, like this one from Delhi, of families taking idols to water bodies and artificial ponds for the immersion that symbolises the deity’s return to his Mount Kailash abode. (ANI)

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Women carry idols of Ganesha on their heads as they enter the Tawi River during ‘Anant Chaturdashi’ celebrations, in Jammu city. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 12, 2019 6:12 PM

Women carry idols of Ganesha on their heads as they enter the Tawi River during ‘Anant Chaturdashi’ celebrations, in Jammu city. (PTI)

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Municipal workers in Delhi help residents immerse idols in an artificial water body. In a bid to reduce the pollution load on the Yamuna river, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) had asked puja organisers to immerse the idols in 129 artificial ponds built at designated sites across the city. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 12, 2019 6:12 PM

Municipal workers in Delhi help residents immerse idols in an artificial water body. In a bid to reduce the pollution load on the Yamuna river, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) had asked puja organisers to immerse the idols in 129 artificial ponds built at designated sites across the city. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

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And immersions needn’t necessarily be those of idols. With moves towards eco-friendly paints and manufacturing processes for the idols themselves, this interpretation of the deity in Rajasthan’s Ajmer, in the form of an embellished canvas piece made with fabrics is a hint that cleanliness doesn’t always have follow godliness. (Himanshu Sharma / AFP)

Updated on Sep 12, 2019 6:12 PM

And immersions needn’t necessarily be those of idols. With moves towards eco-friendly paints and manufacturing processes for the idols themselves, this interpretation of the deity in Rajasthan’s Ajmer, in the form of an embellished canvas piece made with fabrics is a hint that cleanliness doesn’t always have follow godliness. (Himanshu Sharma / AFP)

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Devotees carry the 61ft tall Ganesha idol of Khairatabad pandal named ‘Dwadashaditya’ with 12 heads and 24 hands and adorned with 12 snakes for immersion in Hyderabad. More than 50,000 idols, majority of them in Hyderabad and outskirts, are being immersed in water bodies across Telangana. Most of Hyderabad’s idols are headed to the Husain Sagar Lake. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 12, 2019 6:12 PM

Devotees carry the 61ft tall Ganesha idol of Khairatabad pandal named ‘Dwadashaditya’ with 12 heads and 24 hands and adorned with 12 snakes for immersion in Hyderabad. More than 50,000 idols, majority of them in Hyderabad and outskirts, are being immersed in water bodies across Telangana. Most of Hyderabad’s idols are headed to the Husain Sagar Lake. (PTI)

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