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more-inFive persons were rescued from drowning during Ganesh idol immersion procession by the Mumbai fire brigade at Girgaum Chowpatty on Monday morning. Hundreds of devotees thronged Girgaum beach this morning to catch a final glimpse of the idol before it is immersed. The five were going in a boat for the immersion of Lalbaugcha Raja when their boat capsized. On Monday morning till 6 a.m., a total of 41,780 Ganesh idols were immersed at various locations in Mumbai. We used the standard protocol wherein one jet-ski and boat were taken right up to the spot on either side..