New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- The immersion of one of Mumbai's most iconic Ganpati idols during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Lalbaugcha Raja, was delayed on Sunday, a report said.

According to the report by PTI quoting sources, an unexpected rise in the Arabian Sea waters due to a high tide delayed the Lalbaugcha Raja idol immersion.

This is the first time that the immersion of the idol has been delayed, the sources quoted by PTI said.

Usually, the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh idol immersion is carried away by shifting an idol on a raft before 9 am, in the deep sea at Girgaon Chowpatty in south Mumbai.

Thousands of devotees continued to wait at Chowpatty to bid farewell to Lord Ganesha despite the delay.

The immersion procession of the idol star...