Thousands of gigantic, large, medium and small idols of the elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha, were taken out for immersion to various water bodies

Ganesh idol being taken for immersion in Mumbai on Tuesday

This was the 125th year of the state's biggest public festival

Ganesh idol of Lalbaugcha Raja being taken for immersion in Mumbai. Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar


Ganesh idol being taken for immersion in Mumbai. Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

The idols were moved from their pedestals amid chanting of the "udvasana mantra" and taken out of the various marquees, societies and individual homes

Tight security by multiple agencies were in place in Mumbai

The idols were brought onto the roads to the accompaniment of 'dhols'

Ganesh idol of Lalbaugcha Raja being taken for immersion in Mumbai. Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

In Mumbai, the main immersion will be at the historic Girgaum Chowpatty

This year, Mumbai hosted around 11,550 big Ganeshotsav celebrations with budgets running into several crores of rupees

Drones shall be deployed for both aerial surveillance and beaming real-time images in Mumbai and other cities during immersion ceremonies