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eople in Mumbai on September 8 started to bid a tearful adieu to Lord Ganesha, their favorite Lord who is considered to end all obstacles of life, at the end of his 10-day sojourn this year. Thousands of Mumbaikars came out on roads for colorful, musical revelry, dancing and singing songs in praise of Lord Ganesha, offering prayers to over 120,000 big and small idols as they slowly wound their way towards various immersion sites in the city. About 500,000 idols were taken out for immersion across Maharashtra, including Pune, coastal Konkan, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, Nashik, Jalgaon, Solapur and Nagby rains Millions camepur, outundeterred on roads for which continued to lash many parts of colorful, musical revelry, dancing the state on September 8. The Western, Central and and singing songs in praise of Lord Konkan Railways will provide spenight cial services throughout Ganesha, offering prayers as the they to clear the rush of devotees moved towards immersion sites returning home after the immersion of idols. across the country PAGE : 10 Bollywood, television and Marathi film industry personalities were seen at various immersion sites as the departing idols of Lord Ganesha were bringing the curtain down in the state’s biggest festival. Loud chants of “Ganpati bappa
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