Chants of "Ganpati bappa morya" filled the streets of Mumbai on Thursday, where the 11-day festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with great gusto. Heavy rainfall did not dampen the visarjan (immersion) day festivities, where lakhs of people sung and danced their way to beaches and both artificial and natural ponds to bid adieu to their Ganesh idols.
Here's how the Hindu festival was celebrated across the country:
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