Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Ganpati ends in the building


After 5 days of poojas, dance and incense, the idol was finally escorted out of our building. I've included a short clip that was shot rather hastily from the balcony of my flat; next year I will try to do a better job!
Actually, it was not the only idol to leave its place; almost 8,000 idols were yesterday immersed in different locations of Mumbai. It was farewell to Ganesh till next September 15. In Mumbai major roads -24 of them- were shut for 6 hours, starting 12 noon as processions of thousands of people accompanied the Ganesh idols to their immersion points. I understand that for the next two days, the roads will be shut for the same duration as more idols are taken for immersion.
Kd

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