Hyderabad bid farewell to the enchanting festivities of Durga Puja with a splendid immersion carnival at Hussainsagar Lake on Tuesday evening. Devotees from all corners of the city gathered to immerse the idols, which had graced the city during the ten-day celebration.
Bengali associations representing diverse sections of the city made a collective choice in selecting Hussainsagar lake for the immersion. Their preference for this water body over artificial ponds was largely attributed to the eco-friendly nature of the clay idols they had installed at the pandals.
The immersion rituals commenced on Tuesday, following the final Vijaya Dashami puja performed on the idols. Hyderabad, home to approximately six lakh Bengali residents, boasts about 40 associations that contribute to the installation of these idols. The Hyderabad Bangalee Samity, one of the city’s oldest associations, conducted its final puja around 6 p.m. and embarked on procession to the lake at approximately 8 p.m. Given the proximity of their pandal from NTR Garden to Hussainsagar, it took roughly an hour to reach the lake and immerse the idol, said Biswajit Mukherjee, the Joint Secretary of the association.
