A ritual not to miss:(Above) Organisers cover Ganesh idols owing to continuous drizzle while thousands of people throng the main procession route to take part in immersion, at Moazzam Jahi Market in the city on Thursday. Despite heavy rain, devotees take part in the immersion procession of Balapur Ganesh at Balapur in the city.- Photo: K.V.S. Giri158 idols immersed from 8 a.m. to noon while the number swell to 1,210 by 9 p.m. But citizens proved that faith is stronger than anything, when thousands poured onto the streets to immerse Ganesh idols in the Hussainsagar lake on Thursday. As several idols kept coming throughout the day, all the 35 cranes set up by the authorities kept working non-stop.

Source: The Hindu September 16, 2016 00:11 UTC