Devotees prepare to immerse a giant idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Arabian Sea, marking the end of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai , India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Devotees dance as an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
People watch as an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
People watch as an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Devotees prepare to immerse a giant idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Arabian Sea, marking the end of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai , India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is immersed at Arabian Sea on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is immersed at Arabian Sea on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Devotees prepare to immerse a giant idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Arabian Sea, marking the end of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai , India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is immersed at Arabian Sea on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
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6:38 PM on Saturday, September 6
By RAJANISH KAKADE and RAFIQ MAQBOOL
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Indians marked the final day of the Ganesh Chaturthi, a vibrant, 10-day Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, revered as the remover of obstacles, and god of wisdom, prosperity and new beginnings.
At the end of the festival devotees transport images of the elephant-headed Hindu god to a nearby beach where they ceremonially immerse it into the sea.
Marked by millions of devotees all over India, the festival finds its most fervent followers in Mumbai, a major coastal metropolis and business center in western India.
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