India, Aug. 23 -- The debate over the Ganesh immersion procession has been resolved with all Ganesh mandals agreeing to follow the traditional sequence with respect to participation. The decision was taken unanimously at a meeting convened Friday by MLA Hemant Rasane and Pune MP and minister Murlidhar Mohol and attended by representatives of the prestigious 'Maanache Mandals' and other Ganesh mandals. Following the meeting, it was announced that this year's immersion procession will begin at 9.30 am and proceed in the customary sequence of mandals.

Differences arose when a few mandals expressed their desire to participate in the immersion procession ahead of schedule, leading to disagreements among the mandals and questions raised whethe...