Immersion (Visarjan)

Immersion, or Visarjan, is a Hindu ritual that involves submerging idols or statues of deities into water, typically a river or ocean. This practice symbolizes the return of the divine to its cosmic source and signifies the cycle of creation, preservation, and dissolution. It also represents the release of worldly attachments and the transient nature of life. During festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, immersing the idol is a communal event that combines spiritual devotion with ecological awareness, emphasizing reverence for nature and the impermanence of material things.