The 'visarjan' (immersion) processions of Ganesha idols, culminating the ten-day long 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, began across India on Thursday amid tight security and fanfare.
The 'visarjan' (immersion) processions of Ganesha idols, culminating the ten-day long 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, began across India on Thursday amid tight security and fanfare.
Although Mumbai has made itself a name for setting examples of grandiose when it comes to Ganeshotsav (see photos here), the rest of India is not too far behind.
Here are some of the photographs from across the nation.
1. Backdrop Taj Mahal
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Devotees immersing Ganesh idols in a pool behind the Taj Mahal in Agra. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
2. Revelry in Jammu
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Devotees dance during a Ganesh idol immersion procession in Jammu. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
3. Procession in Satara
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Devotees at the procession for visarjan during last day of Ganesh festival in Karad at Satara district, Maharashtra. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
4. Gulal
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Idol of Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, lowered for immersion at Ajmer, Rajasthan. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
5. En route Yamuna
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Devotees of idol of Lord Ganesha make their way to the Yamuna river to immerse the idol, at Delhi. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
6. Final prayers
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Devotees of idol of Lord Ganesha offer their final prayers on their way to the Yamuna river to immerse the idol at Delhi. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
7. Away at Sabarmati
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Devotees lower the idol of Lord Ganesh into the Sabarmati river at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
