Ganesh immersion to continue through Monday

Many installations from other parts of Hyderabad yet to reach Hussainsagar

There was no let up in the procession of Ganesh idols of all hues and size heading to Hussainsagar even at 9 p.m. on Sunday as the surroundings of the lake were chock-o-block with crowds and an unending convoy of the fleet of multi axle open body trucks carrying the idols.

Senior police officials posted at the site expected the immersion to continue till Monday morning as only 2,000 idols were lowered in the lake and another 8,000 to 9,000 were still on the way. The idols from old city were making their way initially and more were yet to join the procession from other parts of the city.

The trucks decorated with colourful lighting and youth dancing with gay abandon on the long platform atop the wheels were lined up right behind each another. There were also thematic idols focussed on COVID. Some of them were designed showing the Lord driving the evil force away.