Mumbai, Sept. 13 -- Four to five devotees were briefly trapped after a Ganesh idol fell while they were attempting to cover it with a plastic sheet amid sudden rainfall in Nalasopara West in Palghar district, an official said on Sunday.
The incident occurred in the Yashwant Gaurav area on Saturday between 1800 and 1900 hours, when the idol was being transported from a workshop to a Ganesh mandal pandal.
According to preliminary information, the devotees were attempting to shield the idol from the rain by covering it with a plastic sheet when it apparently lost balance and toppled, leaving some of them trapped underneath.
A video purportedly showing the incident has surfaced on social media, showing devotees attempting to free themselves ...