Mumbai bids grand farewell to Ganpati Bappa amid rains, bomb threat; over 18,000 idols immersed

According to the BMC, 18,186 Ganapati idols, 1,058 of sarvajanik mandals (local community groups) and 258 of Goddess idols, were immersed in natural water bodies and artificial ponds created by the civic body till 9 p.m.