Ganesh Chaturthi: Spectacular pictures of Ganesh Utsav immersion have emerged from across the country. Thousands of people were seen gathered on the streets to see the Ganesh idols.

Ganesh immersion was done in different parts of the country on Thursday (28 September). During this period, wonderful pictures have emerged from many places. A huge crowd of devotees was seen during the Ganesh immersion procession in Mumbai.

Thousands of devotees celebrated during the procession before the immersion of the Lalbaugcha Raja idol of Lord Ganesha in Mumbai.

Ganesh Utsav was also celebrated in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir. In one of the pictures, the girl can be seen carrying the idol of Lord Ganesha for immersion in the Chenab river during the conclusion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

There was enthusiasm among the devotees during Ganesh immersion in New Delhi also. During immersion here, devotees immersed the idol of Bappa in a pond.

In Surat, Gujarat, devotees loaded the huge idol of Bappa on a tractor and took it for immersion.

In Hyderabad, devotees took several idols of Bappa together for immersion. Here devotees participated in the Ganesh immersion procession near Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat.

A huge crowd of devotees was seen during Ganesh immersion near Telangana Secretariat. During this, devotees were seen dancing and singing.

In Mumbai, devotees immersed the idols of Lord Ganesha on the sea shore of Girgaum Chowpatty on the occasion of Ganesh Visarjan.

Devotees immersed Ganesh with great pomp in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Here the huge idol of Bappa was immersed with a crane.

At the conclusion of the 10-day Ganesh Utsav in Mumbai, processions were taken out by various Ganesh mandals for immersion of the idols with drums and chants of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya'.

A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said that till 6 pm, a total of 7,950 idols were immersed, which included 7513 idols installed in homes, 329 idols installed in public places and 108 idols of Goddess Gauri.

According to BMC data, 2,199 out of 7,950 idols were immersed in artificial ponds established by the civic body.

Decorated idols of Lord Ganesha in different forms and sizes were taken out of the pandals for immersion with prayers, requests to visit again next year, music and dance.

Crowds of devotees gathered at various places in the city since morning to get a glimpse of their favorite deity. The festival, which started on September 19 with 'Ganesh Chaturthi', ended on Thursday (September 28) with the immersion of Ganpati idols in the Arabian Sea and other water bodies here on 'Anant Chaturdashi'.