"A total of 28,293, including 3,817 installed at public mandals and 24,476 installed by citizens at their homes, were immersed in various water bodies in the city by 3 am on Wednesday,"
Volunteers carry an idol of Lord Ganesha for immersion in the Arabian sea, during the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, at Juhu Beach in Mumbai. Pic/ PTI
The civic body appointed 23,000 staff members at various locations for smooth conduct of the immersion rituals,
he added. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray earlier called for a simple and low-key festival celebration this year in view of the pandemic, and asked Ganesh mandals to undertake social welfare programmes. He also said Ganesh mandals should not install idols with a height of more than four feet during the festival.
The Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh Mandal, which installs Mumbai's most famous Ganpati idol, cancelled the Ganesh Chaturthi celebration this year due to the pandemic.The GSB Ganeshotsav Samiti in Wadala area here postponed the celebration to 'Magh Shudh Chaturthi' in February next year.
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