Mumbai, Sept. 26 -- The Chintamani Ganpati idol procession arrived at Girgaum Chowpatty in Mumbai on Saturday morning as devotees gathered in large numbers for Ganpati Visarjan, marking the culmination of the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.

The elaborate, multi-armed idol was carried on a decorated platform through dense crowds of devotees as the procession made its way towards the immersion point.

Streets around the route were filled with people waving, filming the procession and participating in the festivities.

Ganpati Visarjan is observed on the concluding day of Ganesh Chaturthi, when devotees bid farewell to Lord Ganesha by immersing idols in water.

In Mumbai and across Maharashtra, large public idols are traditionally tak...