In Photos: Ganesh Visarjan Celebrations Across India

Devotees bid a grand farewell to Lord Ganesha as the immersion of idols began across India on 12 September.

People watch as devotees participate in a procession with a large statue of the Hindu god Ganesha in Mumbai, on Thursday, 12 September. 

(Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool)   

Devotees bid a grand farewell to Lord Ganesha as the immersion of idols began across India on Thursday, 12 September, marking the end of the 10-day-long mega festival.

The immersion processions of idols of various mandals in cities across the country were taken out amid great zeal and enthusiasm on the occasion of 'Anant Chaturdashi'.

Devotees performed one last puja and chanted "Ganpati Bappa Morya, Pudachya Varshi Lavkar Ya" (Hail Lord Ganesha, come back next year), before carrying the idols of the elephant-headed God on flower-decked vehicles accompanied by troupes of drummers.

People watch as devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesha for immersion, which marks the end of Ganesh Utsav celebrations, in Mumbai, on Thursday, 12 September 2019. 

An idol of Lord Ganesha is immersed in Hussain Sagar Lake after worship on the ninth day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, on Tuesday, 10, September 2019.

Devotees carry the Ganesha idol of Lalbaugcha Raja for immersion, which marks the end of Ganesh Utsav celebrations, in Mumbai, on Thursday,12 September 2019.  

A young girl offers prayers to an idol of Lord Ganesha before immersing it into the Hussain Sagar Lake on the final day of Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, on Thursday, 12 September 2019.  

Devotees touch the feet of an idol of Lord Ganesha during a Ganesha Chaturthi festival procession in Mumbai, on Thursday, 12 September 2019. 

Turmeric and vermilion powder are poured on a giant idol of Lord Ganesha as it is taken for immersion on the tenth day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, on Thursday, 12 September 2019. 

A child participates in a Ganesha Chaturthi festival procession with an idol of Lord Ganesha to be immersed in the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai on Thursday, 12 September 2019.

A devotee carries an idol of Lord Ganesha to immerse it in Hussain Sagar Lake on the final day of Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, on Thursday, 12 September 2019. 

Devotees carry the 61-feet tall Lord Ganesh idol of Khairatabad pandal for immersion, after the 11-day long Ganesh Utsav celebrations, in Hyderabad, on Thursday, 12 September 2019. 

People watch as devotees participate in a procession with large statue of Lord Ganesha in Mumbai, on Thursday, 12 September 2019. 

A woman carries an idol of Ganesha to immerse it in Hussain Sagar Lake on the final day of Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, on Thursday, 12 September 2019.

(With inputs from PTI)