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A total of 34,122 idols were immersed in Mumbai on Thursday till 9 pm, the first day of immersion in the Ganesh festival. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)
These included 33,962 household Ganesh idols, 108 Ganesh mandal idols and 52 Hartalika idols. (Express photo by Deepak Joshi)
Hartalika idols are those of Shiva and Parvati kept by devotees for marital bliss. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)
Out of the above figures, 13,294 household idols, 54 mandal idols and 14 Hartalika idols were immersed in artifical lakes, amounting to 39% of the total idols. (Express photo by Deepak Joshi)
The Ganesh festival goes on for ten days. This year, it started on Wednesday, August 31. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)
The immersions will take place over five days. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)
The immersion days are September 1 (one and half day Ganpati immersion), September 4 (fifth day Ganpati immersion), September 5 (Gauri Ganpati immersion), September 6 (seven day immersion) and September 9 (Anant Chatudashi). (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)
The first day of Ganpati immersion in progress at Vrudheshwer Ghat in Pune. (Express photo by Arul Horizon)
In this image from Pune, a devotee is seen immersing a Ganpati idol in a temporary water tank. (Express photo by Arul Horizon)
