Gateway of India hosts Ganesh immersion on 25 September
Published on 09/27/2026 at 16:44 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The Gateway of India hosted one of Mumbai's designated natural immersion sites during Ganesh Visarjan on 25 September 2026. The occasion, also known as Anant Chaturdashi, marked the conclusion of the city's 2026 Ganeshotsav celebrations and linked the waterfront monument with one of Maharashtra's largest religious festivals.
Ganesh Visarjan reached the Gateway of India on 25 September
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation listed 67 natural immersion locations across Mumbai for the 2026 festival. The Gateway of India appeared in A Ward alongside Jamshedji Bunder and Badhwar Park in the civic arrangements published before the final immersion day by the BMC immersion list.
Ganesh Chaturthi began in Mumbai on 14 September 2026, with Anant Chaturdashi falling on 25 September. Devotees took Ganesh idols to natural water bodies or designated artificial facilities for Visarjan, the immersion that closes the festival. The Gateway's inclusion placed a historic harbour setting among the city's beaches, lakes, ghats and jetties used for the same ceremony.
The Gateway of India gave the festival a historic waterfront setting
The monument stands at Apollo Bunder on Mumbai's waterfront and overlooks the Arabian Sea. It is a 26-metre-high arch built from basalt and concrete, with a central dome described by India's national tourism portal as 48 feet in diameter.
The foundation stone was laid in 1911, and the structure was completed in 1924. George Wittet designed the monument in a style combining Indian, Islamic and Western influences, facts recorded by India's national tourism portal. The 2026 immersion arrangements therefore brought a contemporary religious procession to a site created to mark the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Mumbai in 1911.
Visiting Gateway of India: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Ganesh Visarjan took place at the Gateway of India natural immersion site on 25 September 2026, the day of Anant Chaturdashi.
- The site was one of 67 natural immersion locations listed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, with artificial tanks and other designated facilities arranged elsewhere in Mumbai.
- The monument is at Apollo Bunder in South Mumbai, in the Colaba area, facing the Arabian Sea. Road restrictions affected parts of Colaba during the immersion processions on 25 September.
- The visitor setting is an open waterfront monument with a 26-metre arch, a central dome and steps behind the archway leading towards views of the Arabian Sea.
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Frequently asked questions about Gateway of India
When did Ganesh Visarjan take place at Gateway of India?
The designated natural immersion event took place on 25 September 2026, during Anant Chaturdashi, the closing day of Ganeshotsav.
What is Gateway of India?
It is a 26-metre-high basalt and concrete arch at Apollo Bunder in South Mumbai. George Wittet designed it, and construction was completed in 1924.
Where is Gateway of India and how do you get there?
The monument is in the Colaba area of South Mumbai at Apollo Bunder, beside the Arabian Sea. The nearest railway station listed by India's national tourism portal is Mumbai Central.
