The iconic idol Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai was immersed in the Arab Sea on Sunday on Sunday at about 9:15 pm, more than 12 hours after Girgaon Chowpatta reached the place of immersion in the southern region of the city, according to PTI officials.
“In the middle of singing from thousands of devotees who gathered on the beach, drum rhythms and bursting of biscuits, specially built raft pulled out fishing boats accompanied by police teams, took the idol into the deep sea and plunged it,” they said.
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The raft bearing Ganpati Idol began to float after the seawater level increased between 19:00 and 20:00, then set out on the final immersion, the officials said.
“It was among the most delayed immersion of the idol,” they added.
Idol Lalbaugcha Raja is usually immersed in the Arabian Sea outside Girgaon Chowpatta in South Mumbai before 9:00
This year, however, the immersion appeared almost 13 hours after Idol reached Chowpathy around 8:00 on Sunday and more than 32 hours after his big procession began on Saturday at 12:30 at 12:30.
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The immersion of the idol was delayed due to the high tide, 4.42 meters and technical challenges, the officials said earlier. After several unsuccessful attempts, the idol was moved to a newly built raft at 16:45 with the help of hundreds of volunteers and fishermen in the middle of the sea of viewers.
Performance caused wild health from thousands of on -the -spot, “Lalbaugch Rajaca Vijay ASO” (Lalbaugcha Raja’s victory), “Hello Shaan Konachi? Lalbaugch Rajachi!” (Whose Glory? Lalbaugcha Raja’s) and “Ganpati Bappa Morya” (Hail Ganpati), which rent air, eyewitnesses said.
Failed attempts over the morning Lalbaugch Raja Sarvajanik Utsav caused mandala officials and officials present on the spot to make care carefully and wait for a high tide to retreat.
Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, explained by the Honorary Secretary Sudhir Salavi, told reporters High Tide began before expected, while the procession arrived 10-15 minutes later before planning, explained the chain of events from the morning.
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“We tried to immerse the idol at first, but we soon realized that it wasn’t working properly, so we decided to stop. Local fishermen advised us that the raft would be able to float during the tide,” he said.
Previously, in the morning, it caused problems with the inflow caused by the increase in seawater, which has led to several attempts to immerse the failure of the idol. The water level rose to the idol waist, which embodied the raft unstable and difficult to maneuver, the officials said on the spot and officials mandal.
Officials stated that a sudden increase in water caused the platform carrying Lalbaugcha Raja idol, making it difficult to match the raft, which was supposed to carry the idol into deeper waters for immersion.
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For almost three hours the idol remained in shallow water only a few feet deep, because 15 to 20 volunteers and local fishermen worked on stabilization and support, they added.
Lalbaugcha Raja’s victory
Lalbaugcha Raja is not only the most respected idol during the 10 -day Ganesh festival, but its immersion is also the main annual event. Thousands of devotees are gathering in Girgaon Chowpatta just after midnight, hoping to witness the arrival of idols at sunrise along its long journey through the streets of the central and southern bombai.
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