Bengaluru, Aug. 30 -- The Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations continued across Bengaluru on Thursday with a significant number of idol immersions taking place. According to data released by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), a total of 73,959 idols were immersed in various parts of the city.

This follows Wednesday's large-scale celebrations, during which 79,039 immersions were recorded. Once again, South Bengaluru emerged as the zone with the highest number of immersions, reporting 44,521 on Thursday alone, The Hindu reported.

Trailing behind were the West Zone with 10,568 immersions, East Zone with 9,306, followed by Mahadevapura (2,737), Bommanahalli (2,347), Yelahanka (2,199), RR Nagar (2,113) and Dasarahalli (168), which saw ...