{
  "id": 8728010,
  "title": "Bhiwandi: 5,141 Ganesh Idols Immersed Amid Festive Fervour; 267 In Artificial Ponds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/bhiwandi-5-141-ganesh-idols-immersed-amid-festive-fervour-267-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T16:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bhiwandi-5141-ganesh-idols-immersed-amid-festive-fervour-267-in-artificial-ponds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bhiwandi celebrated the Ganesh festival on Saturday with a grand immersion of 5,141 Gauri-Ganpati idols, with 267 idols being immersed in artificial ponds set up by the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC). The immersion processions began after 5 pm, with devotees carrying the idols to designated points amid festive celebrations. The civic administration had appealed to devotees to use artificial ponds to prevent pollution of rivers and other natural water bodies. The response was evident in the number of idols immersed in the specially created ponds, and additional barricading was installed at major immersion points. Lifeguards were deployed for safety, and sanitation and health departments worked to maintain cleanliness at the sites.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}