In Photos | Dashama Festival Concludes With Sacred Visarjan In Ahmedabad

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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

Conclusion of Dashama festival in Ahmedabad
A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu goddess Dashama in a basket 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
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Dasha Maa immersion ceremony Ahmedabad
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
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10th day Dashama ritual Ahmedabad
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
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Sabarmati river Dashama visarjan location
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
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Dashama jagaran and final day rules
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
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Where to immerse Dashama idol in Ahmedabad
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
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Dashama Vrat conclusion date and time
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
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Ahmedabad local news Dashama celebration
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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