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Ganesh Visarjan 2022: 10-day grand festival comes to an end- IN PICS

Ganesh Chaturthi 2022 comes to an end on September 9, with a huge procession carrying the gigantic idol of Lord Ganesha marking the culmination of the 10-day long festival on the day of Anant Chaturdashi. Devotees across the country celebrated the festival with great ecstasy.

The festival dedicated to the elephant-headed god had begun on August 31. The idols of Lord Ganesh are taken to nearby water bodies and immersed. Devotees take the idols for immersion in grand processions.

The idols of Lord Ganesh were installed in homes and public pandals across the state with pomp and gaiety this year with the coronavirus pandemic no longer casting its shadow on the celebrations.

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Updated:Sep 09, 2022, 01:43 PM IST

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devotees doing live darshan

The Mandal members were expecting approximately 2 crore devotees to visit the Lalbaugcha Raja this year after a hiatus of two years. During the live darshan, devotees could be seen in large numbers who arrived at the pandal to seek the blessings of the deity. (Image Source- ANI)

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Amit Shah and Devendra Fadnavis at Lalbaugcha Raja

Union minister Amit Shah, along with the Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, and businessman Mukesh Ambani recently visited the Lalabaugcha Raja and performed aarti. (Image Source- ANI)

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Ganpati Palkhi

A special 'Ganpati Palkhi' procession carried out at Mumbai International Airport during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai on Thursday. (Image source- ANI)

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Artists performing at ganpati palkhi

Artists perform during a special 'Ganpati Palkhi' procession held at Mumbai International Airport during Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai on Thursday.

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Shivraj Singh Chauhan praying

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan with his wife Sadhna Singh participates in devotional songs at the 'flooded Ganesh temple', in Vidisha on Thursday. (Image source- ANI)

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Shivraj Singh Chauhan praying

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan with his wife Sadhna Singh offered prayers at the flooded Ganesh temple, in Vidisha on Thursday. (Image Source- ANI)

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130 kg Laddoo Icecream

A devotee from Shirur offers 130 kg of 'Motichoor Laddu Ice cream' to Lord Ganesha during the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Dagduseth Halwai Ganpati, in Pune on Thursday (Image source-ANI)