Mumbai, Sept. 25 -- The streets of Mumbai echoed with chants and devotion on Anant Chaturdashi as thousands gathered for a final darshan of Lalbaugcha Raja, marking the beginning of the city's much-awaited farewell to Ganpati Bappa.

Thousands of devotees lined the streets around Lalbaug as the immersion procession began, with fresh visuals showing the scale of the gathering. Traditional chants, music and large crowds marked the procession as devotees accompanied the idol on its journey.

The grand procession makes its way from Lalbaug through several parts of Central and South Mumbai before culminating at Girgaon Chowpatty for the immersion.

Ganpati Visarjan is being observed across India on Friday, September 25, as devotees bid farewel...