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THANE: As many as 11,991 household and sarvajanik idols of the goddess were immersed at the 18 immersion sites in Thane on Dussehra which also marks the end of Navratri festival, officials said.The festivity and immersion processions remained peaceful thanks to the vigilance of the police and municipal authorities except for a stray incident where a stray firecracker from some passing procession is...

MUMBAI: With a week left for the onset of Sharadiya Navratra October 15, several beautiful idols of Goddess Ambe will be led to their pandals from the Lalbaug-Parel workshops October 8. Sunday's 'aagman' processions will draw hundreds of devotees into the streets.This includes the city's tallest idol, the Khetwadi Chi Aai of Khetwadi 12th Lane, which is 31 ft in height. Moortikar Arun Datte has crafted...

MUMBAI: As the 10-day-long Ganeshotsav concluded on Thursday, thousands of idols of the elephant-headed god were immersed in various water bodies, including artificial ponds, across Mumbai, with a sea of devotees in attendance.Mumbai's famous Lalbaugcha Raja idol, whose procession started at 11.30am on Thursday, was immersed around 9.15am on Friday, said officials.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation...

MUMBAI: Amid the beating of drums and chants of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya', various Ganesh mandals in Mumbai on Thursday started processions to immerse the idols of the deity, marking the culmination of the 10-day festival. By 6pm, a total of 7,950 idols had been immersed, comprising 7,513 household ones, 329 'sarvajanik' or public idols and 108 of goddess Gauri, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official...

MUMBAI: The city witnessed an 88% increase in the total number of Ganpati idols immersed on the fifth day of visarjan compared to the previous year.According to official data from the BMC, last year 43,385 idols were immersed while at the same time this year, 81,570 idols were immersed on the fifth day. Mumbai: Meet the Muslim Police Constable who is celebrating Ganeshotsav in Mumbai to promote...

MUMBAI: On the fifth day of the Ganpati festival in Mumbai, a total of 8,198 idols were immersed in beaches and artificial ponds, according to an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). This included 61 'Sarvjanik' Ganeshas, 7,398 household idols, and 739 Gauri idols. The immersions took place at designated beaches and artificial ponds organized by the civic body until 6pm, and...

MADURAI: Granting stay on the operation of the order passed by a single bench which had directed the authorities not to prevent a man from selling idols made of plaster of paris in Tirunelveli district, Madras high court in a special sitting on Sunday made it clear that there shall not be any sale or manufacture of idols made of plaster of paris during Vinayaka Chaturthi festival. A division bench of...