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Pune marks Anant Chaturdashi with Ganesh idol immersions on Sep 25, 2026
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🗓 25 Sep 2026, 10:45 AM
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On September 25, 2026, Pune celebrated Anant Chaturdashi, the concluding day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, with traditional idol immersions along the city's riverbanks.
Pune observed Anant Chaturdashi on September 25, 2026, marking the final day of the month‑long Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. Devotees gathered at the Mula and Mutha riverbanks to perform the traditional immersion of Ganesh idols, a ritual that signals the end of the festival.
The ceremony featured customary chants, aarti and the symbolic submergence of the clay idols, drawing large crowds of worshippers and onlookers. Local cultural groups organized music and devotional performances to accompany the rites.
City officials coordinated traffic diversion plans and deployed additional police personnel to ensure smooth movement of vehicles and safety of participants. Temporary parking zones and crowd‑control barriers were set up to manage the influx of devotees.
Anant Chaturdashi holds religious significance as the day when the deity is believed to return to his celestial abode, and the city’s observance reflects Pune’s deep-rooted cultural heritage.
The ceremony featured customary chants, aarti and the symbolic submergence of the clay idols, drawing large crowds of worshippers and onlookers. Local cultural groups organized music and devotional performances to accompany the rites.
City officials coordinated traffic diversion plans and deployed additional police personnel to ensure smooth movement of vehicles and safety of participants. Temporary parking zones and crowd‑control barriers were set up to manage the influx of devotees.
Anant Chaturdashi holds religious significance as the day when the deity is believed to return to his celestial abode, and the city’s observance reflects Pune’s deep-rooted cultural heritage.