<p>Mumbai: A sea of humanity poured onto the streets of Mumbai and chants of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ rent the air as the 11-day-long Ganeshotsav drew to a close on Saturday coinciding with Anant Chaturdashi when idols of Lord Ganesha were immersed amid intermittent rains.</p><p>Reports of immersion of Ganesh idols were received from the Mumbai metropolitan region and the neighbouring metropolitan regions of Pune and Nashik. </p><p>An estimated 4 to 5 lakh idols of Lord Ganesha - of varying sizes, shapes and themes were immersed, marking the end of the biggest festival of Maharashtra.</p><p>A large number of people thronged the Lalbaug-Parel area to see the procession of Mumbaicha Raja of Ganesh Gully, Lalbaugcha Raja, Chintamani of Chinchpokli and Tejukaya, the four big idols of Mumbai.</p>.Youth starts moving amid funeral preparations; was declared 'brain dead' by Maharashtra hospital.<p>In the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region and elsewhere in Maharashtra, idols of the pot-bellied elephant-headed-lord were immersed into streams, ponds, lakes, rivers and the Arabian Sea amidst beating of drums. </p><p>People in one voice chanted – ‘Ganpati bappa moraya…pudchaya varshi laukar yeah’ – and throwed ‘gulal’ in the air as the big Ganpati idols passed by various streets of Mumbai.</p><p>Large crowd was seen at Girgaum Chowpatty, one of the biggest, popular and crowded immersion sites. </p><p>Huge crowds were also seen at the Dadar Chowpatty and Girgaum Chowpatty as people bidding farewell to their Lord Ganesha, the God of intellect and wisdom and prosperity and remover of all obstacles.</p><p>In Mumbai, tight security arrangements were seen with CCTVs across the procession route, aerial surveillance by Coast Guard choppers, drones hovering over immersion spots and police personnel and plainclothesmen on streets.</p>
<p>Mumbai: A sea of humanity poured onto the streets of Mumbai and chants of ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ rent the air as the 11-day-long Ganeshotsav drew to a close on Saturday coinciding with Anant Chaturdashi when idols of Lord Ganesha were immersed amid intermittent rains.</p><p>Reports of immersion of Ganesh idols were received from the Mumbai metropolitan region and the neighbouring metropolitan regions of Pune and Nashik. </p><p>An estimated 4 to 5 lakh idols of Lord Ganesha - of varying sizes, shapes and themes were immersed, marking the end of the biggest festival of Maharashtra.</p><p>A large number of people thronged the Lalbaug-Parel area to see the procession of Mumbaicha Raja of Ganesh Gully, Lalbaugcha Raja, Chintamani of Chinchpokli and Tejukaya, the four big idols of Mumbai.</p>.Youth starts moving amid funeral preparations; was declared 'brain dead' by Maharashtra hospital.<p>In the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region and elsewhere in Maharashtra, idols of the pot-bellied elephant-headed-lord were immersed into streams, ponds, lakes, rivers and the Arabian Sea amidst beating of drums. </p><p>People in one voice chanted – ‘Ganpati bappa moraya…pudchaya varshi laukar yeah’ – and throwed ‘gulal’ in the air as the big Ganpati idols passed by various streets of Mumbai.</p><p>Large crowd was seen at Girgaum Chowpatty, one of the biggest, popular and crowded immersion sites. </p><p>Huge crowds were also seen at the Dadar Chowpatty and Girgaum Chowpatty as people bidding farewell to their Lord Ganesha, the God of intellect and wisdom and prosperity and remover of all obstacles.</p><p>In Mumbai, tight security arrangements were seen with CCTVs across the procession route, aerial surveillance by Coast Guard choppers, drones hovering over immersion spots and police personnel and plainclothesmen on streets.</p>