Lucknow, Oct. 22 -- : Amid the beats of dhak and dhunuchi dance devotees bid an emotional adieu to Goddess Durga on Wednesday, marking the end of Durga Puja festivities across the city.

Since morning, pandals at Bengali Club, Ravindrapalli, Model House, Chowk, Boys Anglo among others recorded rituals of Darpan Visarjan and Sindoor Khela before idols were taken out for immersion.

At Ramakrishna Math, the six-day Durga Puja concluded with religious rituals and devotional programmes under the guidance of president Swami Muktinathanand Maharaj. Setting an example in environmental conservation, the Math immersed the idol not in the Gomti but in a pond at village Bakkas, to prevent river pollution.

At Ravindrapalli, women applied vermillion ...