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Lalbaugcha Raja immersed at Girgaon Chowpatty amid massive crowds
The Story in Brief
Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja was immersed in the Arabian Sea at Girgaon Chowpatty on Saturday morning, marking the end of the city's most prominent Ganeshotsav procession. The idol reached the beach around 8 am after an overnight 8 km journey from Lalbaug, with final deep-sea immersion completed at approximately 10.50 am, ndtvprofit.com reports. Anant Ambani joined thousands of devotees for the final darshan, while actors Jackie Shroff, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan also participated in the celebrations.
The freepressjournal.in reports that Mumbai civic authorities said 25,513 Ganesh idols were immersed on the 11th day of the festival, including 2,398 public and 22,565 household idols, along with 550 Gauri idols. No untoward incidents were reported during the processions. The Chinchpokhlicha Chintamani idol was immersed around 10 am.
Update, 30 September 2026: Rediff.com reports Mumbai Police deployed over 24,000 personnel and the BMC posted 25,000 staffers for the immersions. Times of India reports a total of 199,325 idols were immersed across Mumbai, including 10,536 sarvajanik and 182,048 household idols, and that the BMC collected 934.26 metric tonnes of floral waste.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All four sources report the immersion as a smooth, large-scale event. Ndtvprofit.com frames the story around celebrity participation and the procession's scale. Freepressjournal.in adds the civic figure of 25,513 idols immersed and the absence of incidents, giving an official-completion frame. There is no disagreement: coverage is uniformly straight reporting that treats the festival as a logistical and cultural success. The notable number to carry forward is the total idol immersion count of over 25,000, which sets a benchmark for future years.
Coverage: 10 sources, 10 neutral
Sources (10): ndtvprofit.com (neutral report), ndtvprofit.com (2) (neutral report), freepressjournal.in (neutral report), ndtvprofit.com (3) (neutral report), rediff.com (neutral report), indiatvnews.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2) (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 10 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 10 sources.
