Over 59,000 Ganesh idols have been immersed till 6 am on Friday in Mumbai, the metropolis's civic body said.

During the 10-day festival, a large number of devotees immerse idols after one-and-a-half days, as well as on the fifth and seventh days, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said, adding no untoward incident has been reported during this process from the city.

"A total of 59,706 'one-and-a-half-days' Ganpati idols were immersed in the sea, other water bodies and artificial ponds till 6 am on Friday, the second day of the festival. These include 58,687 'household' Ganpati idols and 691 from 'sarvajanik' (public festivity) pandals," the civic official said.