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On final day of Ganesha festival, devotees across India bid farewell to the God

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Lalbaughcha Raja is considered to be the pride of Mumbai and has a divine space in every Mumbaikar's heart. The immersion procession started in Lalbaugh in Parel yesterday, but only reached the Girgaon Chowpati today morning after 20 hours. (Photo | PTI)
Lalbaughcha Raja is considered to be the pride of Mumbai and has a divine space in every Mumbaikar's heart. The immersion procession started in Lalbaugh in Parel yesterday, but only reached the Girgaon Chowpati today morning after 20 hours. (Photo | PTI)
Devotees participate in a procession as they take an idol of Lord Ganesha for immersion in Hyderabad, Sept. 23 2018. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan/ EPS)
Ganesh idols being take on trolleys for the immersion in Hyderabad on Sunday. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan/ EPS)
Ganesh Idol immersion at Tank bund in Hyderabad's Khairatabad on Sunday. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan/ EPS)
Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesha for immersion into Arabian sea on the 11th day of Vinayak Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, Sept. 23 2018. (Photo | PTI)
The Girgaon Chowpati every year witnesses huge crowds who come to bid adieu to their beloved Lord Ganesha. (Photo | PTI)
On Anant Chaturdashi i.e the last day of the 11-day long Ganesh festival, it is spectacular to see the artistically carved idols from different parts of the city all at the same place. (Photo | PTI)
Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesh to be immersed into Futala Lake on the last day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Nagpur, Sept. 23 2018. (Photo | PTI)
Devotees immerse an idol of Lord Ganesh into an artificial pond with help of a crane after Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Ahmedabad on Sept. 23 2018. (Photo | PTI)
Devotees immerse Lord Ganesha idols in an eco-friendly way into an artificial pond following Ganesh Chaturthi in Surat, Sept. 23 2018. (Photo | PTI)
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