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IN PHOTOS: Hundreds of fish found dead in Mumbai`s Banganga water tank

Updated On: 16 October, 2023 11:05 AM IST | Anagha Sawant

Post the `pitru paksh` rituals last week, hundereds of fish were found dead in the Banganga water tank in Mumbai on Monday (Pic/Shadab Khan)

Post the `pitru paksh` rituals last week, hundereds of fish were found dead in the Banganga water tank in Mumbai on Monday (Pic/Shadab Khan)

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Post the `pitru paksh` rituals last week, hundereds of fish were found dead in the Banganga water tank in Mumbai on Monday (Pic/Shadab Khan)
<p>Every year, dead fish are found in the Banganga tank after the last day of Pitru Paksha</p>

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Every year, dead fish are found in the Banganga tank after the last day of Pitru Paksha

<p>Hundreds of dead fish were found floating in the Banganga water tank near Walkeshwar on Monday morning</p>

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Hundreds of dead fish were found floating in the Banganga water tank near Walkeshwar on Monday morning

<p>During the `pitru paksha` ritual, people pay homage to their ancestors, by offerings food that are immersed in the water tank</p>

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During the `pitru paksha` ritual, people pay homage to their ancestors, by offerings food that are immersed in the water tank

<p>The food immersed in the water tank during the ritual pollutes the body</p>

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The food immersed in the water tank during the ritual pollutes the body

<p>Hundreds of dead fish were spotted floating at the Banganga water tank</p>

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Hundreds of dead fish were spotted floating at the Banganga water tank

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