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Ganesh Chaturthi is being celebrated all across India with great pomp and fervour. The festival marks the birth of Lord Ganesha. The 10-day festival will go on from September 19 to 28, with devotees performing Ganesh visarjan or immersion of Ganesha's idol in water, on the last day. So, on this special day, let's take a look at how people around the country are bidding adieu to Bappa.
In this photo, visually impaired children participated in the fifth day of Ganesh Visarjan procession at Alka Chowk in Pune. (Express Photo by Pavan Khengre)
The immersion procession of the Ganesh idol from Juni Gadi area in old city of Vadodara passes through the streets on the 7th day of Ganeshchaturthi amid heavy police deployment. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
Seventh day of Ganesh Visarjan in progress in tanks near PMC in Pune. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)
Visitors at the replica of Gajanan Maharaj temple of Shegaon at Sadashivpeth created by Chhatrapati Rajaram Mandal in Pune. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)
Fifth day of Ganesh immersion in the Arabian Sea at Juhu Beach in Mumbai. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
Devotees immerse an idol of Lord Ganesha during the Ganesh Chaturthi celebration, in Gurugram. (PTI Photo)
Devotees use a crane to immerse a Lord Ganesha idol at the Pattinapakkam beach during Ganesh festival, in Chennai. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)
Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesha for its immersion as part of Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, in Moradabad. (PTI Photo)
A devotee during immersion of an idol of Lord Ganesha into Tawi river as part of Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, in Jammu. (PTI Photo)
Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesha before its immersion into Ganga river as part of Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, in Prayagraj. (PTI Photo)
A man prepares to immerse in an artificial pond, an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha on the second day of ten days long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Devotees carry Lord Ganesh idol for immersion at Shivaji park beach on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)
