Overview

• Photo reports show large farewell processions and rituals underway from Mumbai to Prayagraj and Jaipur.
• Many devotees began immersions on the second day of the festival, including gatherings on August 28 at the Yamuna in Noida.
• Mumbai hosted multiple immersions in artificial ponds, as documented by Reuters and PTI, reflecting urban adaptations to the ritual.
• Priests advise performing uttarpuja before immersion, with offerings such as curd, puffed rice, coconut and modak, followed by immersion in flowing water.
• Guides list September 6 for Anant Chaturdashi with detailed muhurats through the day, and also provide auspicious windows for fifth-day (August 31) and seventh-day (September 2) immersions.