Mumbai Reports Smooth Immersions of Ganesh Idols on Sixth and Seventh Festival Days
Mumbai's Ganesh festival immersion process proceeded smoothly, with over 1,300 idols immersed on the seventh day and more than 21,000 on the sixth day, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials. The idols included those from households, community groups, and goddess Gauri. The festival, which began on September 14, will conclude on September 25 with large processions and mass immersions. No untoward incidents were reported during these events, and the BMC arranged multiple immersion sites across the city.
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Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 19 Sept, 05:46 pm. Other outlets followed.
- 1news1819 Sept, 05:46 pmOver 21000 idols immersed till 9 pm in Mumbai on 6th day of Ganesh festival
- 2news1820 Sept, 02:17 pmMumbai: Over 1,300 idols immersed till 6 pm on 7th day of Ganesh festival
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Story context
- Category
- Social
- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Sources analysed
- 2
- Last analysed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Key entities
- Cult imageMumbaiGaneshaGanesh ChaturthiBrihanmumbai Municipal CorporationParvatiGoddessTehsilAnanta ChaturdashiPress Trust of IndiaTeejMetropolis