City Ganesh mandals gear up for simple visarjan on Anant Chaturdashi

This year, due to the coronavirus outbreak Ganeshotsav celebrations have worn a simple look. Keeping in mind the rise in number of COVID cases, the government had issued certain guidelines. While the height of the Bappa idols were limited to just four-feet, the pandals set up by the sarvajanik mandals were also not elaborate like previous years. In fact, a few mandals preferred to install the Ganesha idol in a small room and restrict the entry of the general public. Now, the immersion process will be carried out in a simpler manner sans any dhol-tasha etc. Here's how pandals are gearing up for the visarjan.
Last year being the centenary year, the procession of Shri Dakshinamurti Swayamsevak Ganeshotsav Mandal was quite an extravagant affair. But the scenario this time will be quite different. "The welcome procession was sans any sho-sha. We focused on virtual darshan and there was minimal decoration inside the pandal. So, for the visarjan procession, there will be just 6 members and there will be no fireworks or dhol; we will just immerse our Bappa's idol in the artificial tank," says one of the members, Rohit Page.
One of the members of 63-year-old, Mahal Ka Raja, Sachin Kemaye informs, "We have paid special attention to the safety precautions. We intend to do nothing that could cause inconvenience to the people. Thus, it is only obvious that our visarjan process will be wrapped in an absolute low-key manner."
Echoing similar sentiments, Munna Jaiswal, one of the founders of Shree Ashtvinayaka Bahuudeshiya Sanstha Dhantoli, shares, "We will definitely miss the procession but at this juncture, people's safety is of utmost importance. So, we will be bid adieu to Bappa in a simple manner by immersing his idol in an artificial tank."