In Photos | Dashama Festival Concludes With Sacred Visarjan In Ahmedabad
The 10-day Dashama festival in Ahmedabad concludes with the sacred ritual of Visarjan, or idol immersion. Devotees observe fasting, participate in overnight Jagaran vigils, and offer their final prayers before lovingly bidding farewell to the idols of Goddess Dashama
A man transports an idol of the Hindu goddess Dashama on motorcycle as he arrives to immerse it in the Sabarmati River after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
A woman holds an idol of the Hindu goddess Dashama as she arrives with her family to immerse it in the Sabarmati River after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
A woman holds an idol of the Hindu goddess Dashama in an auto-rickshaw as she arrives to immerse it in the Sabarmati River after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
People search for reusable materials among offerings and idols of the Hindu goddess Dashama left by devotees on the banks of the Sabarmati River after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
A girl searches for reusable materials amid offerings and idols of Goddess Dashama left on the banks of the Sabarmati river after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A woman searches for reusable materials amid offerings and idols of Goddess Dashama left on the banks of the Sabarmati river after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A silhouette of balloon vendors during the immersion of Goddess Dashama after the conclusion of the 10-day Dashama festival, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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