More than 44,000 Ganesh idols immersed in Mumbai on day 5 of festivalA total of 19,079 Ganesh idols have been immersed in artificial lakes in the city.
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A man immerses an idol of Ganesh during the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai.
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As many as 44,619 Ganesh idols were immersed in Mumbai by late Saturday night, the fifth day of the Ganesh festival, a civic official said. They included 306 `Sarvajanik' (public) Ganesh idols and 39,895 idols installed at homes.
No untoward incidents during immersions at seashore as well as lakes in the city were reported. A total of 19,079 Ganesh idols have been immersed in artificial lakes in the city.