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Mumbai, Sep 20 (PTI) Nearly 1.65 lakh idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed in water bodies across Mumbai during the 10-day-long Ganpati festival held under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic for the second straight year, the civic body said on Monday.
The bodies of two of the three youngsters, swept away in sea waters at the Versova jetty during Ganesh idol immersion on Sunday night, were recovered on Monday, civic officials said.
The deceased aged 18 and 20 years, they said.
A total of five youngsters had entered the sea at the Versova jetty on Sunday night for immersing an idol.
While two of them were rescued by local people, three others were missing, they had said.
As many as 1,64,761 idols - 1,58,229 of Lord Ganesh and 6,532 of Goddess Gauri - were immersed at 73 natural and 137 artificial water bodies during the festival that began on September 10 and concluded on September 19, said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) release.