Over 61,600 Lord Ganesh idols immersed in Mumbai after one-and-half days

MUMBAI: (Sep 16) Amid chants of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’, more than 61,600 idols of Lord Ganesh were immersed in different water bodies in Mumbai after one-and-a-half days of festivities, civic officials said on Wednesday.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said that a total of 61,640 idols were immersed till 6 am on Wednesday.

A civic official said that of the total, 301 idols belonged to the Sarvajanik (public) Ganapati mandals and 61,247 were household ones.