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Devotees carrying an idol of Hindu Lord Ganesha to immerse in river on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Lalbaug on September 27, 2015 in Mumbai, India. Ganesh idols are taken through the streets in a procession for immersion in a river or a sea, symbolising a ritual seeing-off of his journey towards his abode, taking away with him the misfortunes of all mankind. It is said that after the Immersion of idol, Lord Ganesha residing in the idol, who listened to the prayers and request of his devotees for ten days, returns back to his heavenly abode. Despite recent orders from National Green Tribunal against putting non biodegradable material in water bodies, hundreds of plasters of Paris idols were immersed in water bodies across the city. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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