Mumbai, More than 48,000 idols of Lord Ganesh and <keyword id="21257782" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="goddess-gauri" source="keywords">Goddess Gauri</keyword> were immersed in Mumbai on the sixth day of the festival dedicated to the elephant-headed deity, civic officials said on Friday. Of the 48,044 idols immersed in the Arabian Sea and artificial ponds in the city till 6 am on Friday, 41,154 were household Ganesh idols, while 535 belonged to 'sarvajanik mandals' (community groups). Officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that 6,355 idols of Goddess Gauri were also immersed. The idols were immersed amid chants of '<keyword id="21092019" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ganpati" source="keywords">Ganpati</keyword> Bappa Morya', prayers and devotional songs. During the 10-day Ganpati festival, devotees bid an emotional farewell to the idols of their beloved deity after one-and-a-half days, five days, and six or seven days. According to BMC officials, 17,603 household Ganesh idols, 124 sarvajanik Ganpati idols, and 2,482 that of Gauri were put in artificial ponds, set up to avoid pollution of natural water bodies, across the city. No untoward incident was reported anywhere during the immersion, said the BMC. <keyword id="22375554" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ganeshotsav" source="keywords">Ganeshotsav</keyword>, which started with <keyword id="20669522" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ganesh-Chaturthi" source="keywords">Ganesh Chaturthi</keyword> on September 7, is one of the biggest festivals in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra. The festivities will end with Anant Chaturdashi on September 17 this year.

Over 48,000 Ganesh, Gauri idols immersed in Mumbai on 6th day of festival

A five-kg Ganesh laddoo in <keyword id="6354552" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="hyderabad" source="Orion">Hyderabad</keyword>'s <keyword id="130254" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bandlaguda" source="Orion">Bandlaguda</keyword> was Thursday auctioned for a record Rs.1.26 crore. The auction took place at the Richmond Villas Society in Suncity. A group of women from the Society pooled together to buy the sweet. Last year, the laddoo had fetched Rs.60.48 lakhs. The organisers said the money will be used for charity works. Meanwhile, the famous 21-kg <keyword id="1424817" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="balapur" source="Orion">Balapur</keyword> Ganesh laddoo was auctioned for an all-time record of Rs 27 lakhs. Dasari Dayananda Reddy from Turkayamjal, who bought it this year in an open auction, was delighted over his win as he was defeated by a whisker last In 2022, the laddoo was purchased by a local farmer V. Lakshma Reddy for Rs 24.60 lakhs. The annual auction in Balapur village marks the beginning of annual Ganesh immersion procession, which passes through various parts of the city to reach the Hussain Sagar lake in the heart of Hyderabad. A total of 35 bidders, including non-locals, participated in the auction held in the presence of local leaders. Amid loud cheers by hundreds of devotees, the participants in the open auction bid for the laddu, which they believe bring good luck to them. According to the Balapur Ganesh Utsav Samithi, which organises the auction every year, the laddoo was sold for Rs 450 in the first auction held in 1994. It was bought by Kolanu Mohan Reddy, who remained the successful bidder for five years in a row. As he claimed prosperity by winning the bid, the laddoo became more popular. ince then, this sweet has grown in popularity and price. As it is believed to bring prosperity to the winner, businessmen and politicians vie with each other to bid every year. The winners not only distribute pieces of the laddoo among their family and friends, but also sprinkle the remnants in their agriculture fields, business houses and homes.

5-kg Ganesh laddoo in Hyderabad auctioned for record ₹1.26 cr

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/53208343.cms" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" />A 6-feet female <keyword id="6392350" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Crocodile">crocodile</keyword> spotted near the entry gate of Ganesh immersion ghat adjoining the IIT-Mumbai boundary wall left Mumbaikars shocked last week. 
 An activist who spotted the crocodile later informed media that the dangerous animal could have used a makeshift road made by <keyword id="1234437" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="BMC-workers">BMC workers</keyword> who has been engaged in clean-up and beautification work at the <keyword id="536956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Powai-Lake">Powai Lake</keyword>. 
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The road was created due to silt being collected on the banks by the workers who ignored the possibility that crocodiles could use it to stray out of the lake. Also a stretch of land was formed because of debris being dumped here that was not cleaned by BMC over the years. There are 40 crocodiles in Powai lake. 
 
The incident has raised security concerns and infuriated activists who are blaming BMC for destroying the crocodile habitat and ignoring safety of the citizens. 
 Meanwhile, civic body officials have identified the two areas from where the crocodiles can venture out, and have dug up two trenches near <keyword id="61708" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="IIT-Bombay">IIT Bombay</keyword> campus. 
 Activists are now warning Mumbaikars to stay away from the lake, more so because <keyword id="6439882" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="monsoons">monsoons</keyword> will lead to water level rise and crocodiles may stray out again. 
 
Meanwhile, warning boards have also been put up suggesting that the lake has crocodiles and people should not venture close to the water body.

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Over 48,000 Ganesh, Gauri idols immersed in Mumbai on 6th day of festival

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5-kg Ganesh laddoo in Hyderabad auctioned for record ₹1.26 cr

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