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Nashik, Sep 19 (PTI) People in Nashik bid adieu to Lord Ganesh on Sunday as the 10-day festivity dedicated to the elephant-headed deity concluded, although the farewell lacked the usual pomp and gaiety for the second year in a row due the COVID-19 pandemic.
The authorities had not granted permission to take out processions due to the coronavirus restrictions and the number of sarvajanik (public) Ganesh mandals was also less this year.
The local administration had set up artificial water bodies and mobile immersion centres were also made available to facilitate people to immerse the Ganesh idols.
Some social organisations were also seen appealing the people to donate the idols, to which many responded positively.
A large number of people had preferred to bring home the Ganesh idols made of shadu clay, which quickly dissolves in water, instead of plaster of Paris (PoP) idols, this year.
Most of them chose to immerse the idols at home.