The state government has decided not to allow Ganesh pandals and immersion processions this year due to COVID-19. This year all Ganesh mandals will do the immersion at their pandals, Joint Commissioner of Police Ravindra Shisve said on Thursday.Р”Р„s per official orders, people can use 'mobile visarjan' or immersion vans for the immersion of the Ganesh idols. Public celebrations ofР’В GaneshР’В Utsav have been curbedР’В in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and fear of the third wave.Р”Р„s per official orders, no processions of Ganpati will be allowed and more than five persons cannot gather at a place.Р”Вevotees in the city will have to take the darshan of Lord Ganesha online and they cannot visit mandaps across the city. Police have imposed Section 144 in Mumbai, where Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated fromР’В September 10 to 19. The administration has put restrictions during immersion of the idols as well. Idols installed at pandals cannot be more than 4 feet high and those installed at home can be a maximum of two feet high. Only online 'darshan' and live telecasts from pandals have been allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Р”Р„dditionally, not more than ten people (who have to be fully vaccinated) will be allowed to bring in the idols at pandals.Р”Р‡or home, a maximum number of five peopleР’В will be allowed to bring in the idols to the respective homes.

The darshan of Lord Ganesh at community pandals has been banned across the state. Maharashtra which is among the worst COVID-19 affected states in the country has imposed several restrictions to avoid festival-related gatherings and processions over the next ten days.Р’В The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced fresh COVID-19 restrictions for the celebrations which began on Friday. The usuallyР’В large-scale celebrations took a back seatР’В amid COVID-19 restrictions and protocols. For the second consecutive year, theР’В 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festivalР’В began in a low-key manner on Friday in Maharashtra and other parts of India owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst COVID-19 restrictions, Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations begin today.

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