The annual fete of Ganesh immersion is upon the city, when boisterous celebrations surrounding the nine-day Ganesh Navratri reach their convulsive crescendo.
Labyrinthine procession of the elephant god in all sizes and shapes brings the city’s humdrum, disciplined life to a disruptive halt on the designated day annually, setting free the irreverent spirit in devotees in the name of reverence.
The occasion is usually more like a carnival on Tank Bund rather than solemn, with food, fun and frolic taking centre stage, and tourists thronging to get a peek of the grand immersion of Khairatabad Ganesh amid the strident cries of ‘Jai Bolo Ganesh Maharaj Ki’.
