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Final day of Ganesh Chaturthi ends with sea immersion

Published:Monday | September 8, 2025 | 12:07 AM
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An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh is immersed at Arabian Sea on the final day of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
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An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh is immersed at Arabian Sea on the final day of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Devotees dance as an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh is taken for immersion on the final day of the 10-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
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Devotees dance as an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh is taken for immersion on the final day of the 10-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh is taken for immersion on the final day of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
AP
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh is taken for immersion on the final day of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
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MUMBAI (AP):

Indians marked the final day of the Ganesh Chaturthi, a vibrant, 10-day Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesh, revered as the remover of obstacles and god of wisdom, prosperity and new beginnings.

At the end of the festival, devotees transport images of the elephant-headed Hindu god to a nearby beach where they ceremonially immerse it in the sea.

Marked by millions of devotees all over India, the festival finds its most fervent followers in Mumbai, a major coastal metropolis and business centre in western India.