CHENNAI, INDIA, September 7, 2003: The week-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival came to an end on Sunday in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry with the immersion of hundreds of Ganesh icons passing off peacefully. In the city, hundreds of Ganesh icons, including a 24-feet high one, were brought in processions from all parts of the metropolis and immersed in the sea off the Marina Beach amidst tight security. Cranes were used to lift some huge icons off trucks and bullock carts and place them in the sea.
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