🌊 Visarjan day
Immersion dates, road closures, unsafe bridges and who to call. Sourced, never guessed.
Immersion dates, 2026
Lalbaugcha Raja procession
The route the procession has taken in past years, in order. There's no live tracking here: for where it is right now, follow the official channels below.
Not a live tracker. This is the published route, not the procession's current position.
Where is it right now?
Watch the official channels. We never guess the position.
Numbers match the route list. The dashed line only joins the points in order and isn’t the road the procession takes.
Route, in order
2025 information- 1Lalbaugcha Raja pandal, Lalbaug(no map pin)
- 2Chivda Galli(no map pin)
- 3Lalbaug Market(no map pin)
- 4Chinchpokli Station (West)
- 5Byculla Station (West), via Delisle Road and S bridge
- 6Hindustan Masjid, Byculla(no map pin)
- 7Byculla Fire Brigade
- 8Nagpada Junction (Khada Parsi / S. Mohani Chowk)
- 9Gol Deool / Do Taki area
- 10Opera House Bridge (CP Tank / Prarthana Samaj / SV Road)(no map pin)
- 11Girgaon Chowpatty
Route as described in 2025 reports. It can change on the day.[3][4][5][6]
From past years
- 2025In 2025 the procession began from Lalbaug at noon on Saturday (6 September) and reached Girgaon Chowpatty around 8 AM on Sunday.[7]
- 2025In 2025 the immersion was completed around 9 PM on Sunday, about 12 hours later than the typical 9 AM timing, after a high tide (4.42 metres predicted at 11:40 AM) and a technical snag while shifting the 18-foot idol onto the electrically operated raft.[7]
- 2025The visarjan procession often stretches well past 24 hours.[3]
- 2024In 2024 Lalbaugcha Raja entered Girgaon Chowpatty around 6 AM on Wednesday (18 September) after a procession that continued for 23 hours; immersion was done using a hydraulic mechanical raft despite heavy rain around 5 AM.[8]
Road closures & restrictions
From the Mumbai Traffic Police notification. Roads near immersion points close as processions arrive.
This is from 2025. The 2026 details may differ, so check the official source before relying on it.
Anant Chaturdashi (6)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road (Gol Deool to Prarthana Samaj Junction)
closedGirgaon / Bhuleshwar2025 informationAll vehicular movement banned on SVP Road from Gol Deool to Prarthana Samaj Junction on Anant Chaturdashi.[10]
Padmashree Govardhan Bafna Chowk (Prarthana Samaj Junction) to Vinoli Junction
closedGirgaon2025 informationNo vehicles permitted on this stretch. Diversion: Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road, Bata Junction, Balaram Road, Navjeevan Junction, Tardeo Circle and Nana Chowk.[10]
Navjeevan Junction to M Powell Junction
closedGirgaon / Grant Road2025 informationTraffic from Navjeevan Junction to M Powell Junction barred. Alternate routes: Patthe Bapurao Road, Javji Dadaji Marg, Opera House Junction and Maharshi Karve Road.[10]
Girgaon Chowpatty main gate
idol-carrying vehicles onlyGirgaon Chowpatty2025 informationOnly vehicles carrying Ganpati idols permitted through the main gate. Heavy vehicles directed right (parking B1-B3), light vehicles left (A1-A3). Three designated exit gates after immersion. Citizens advised to use footpaths.[11]
R.C. Marg (Maravali Church to Chembur Naka)
no-entry heavy vehiclesChembur2025 informationHeavy vehicles prohibited in both directions.[10]
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Coastal Road
recommended alternate routeSouth Mumbai2025 informationMotorists advised to use the Coastal Road for north-south movement during the visarjan period.[10]
All immersion days (7)
All roads into South Mumbai
no-entry heavy vehicles and private busesSouth Mumbai2025 informationEntry of heavy vehicles and private buses prohibited in South Mumbai on immersion days (2025: Aug 28, 31, Sep 1, 2 and 6). Exemptions listed: milk, vegetables, bakery, water tankers, fuel, ambulances, school buses, government vehicles.[9]
When: 7:00 AM to midnight
Nathalal Parekh Marg (Bhai Bhandarkar Chowk to Sayyed Mohammed Jamadar Chowk)
closed; no parkingColaba2025 informationListed as a prohibited road in Colaba Division; no-parking on immersion days. Heavy congestion expected in Cuffe Parade and Badhwar Park. The 6 Sep 2025 advisory also lists restrictions between Bhai Bhandarkar Chowk (Badhwar Park Junction) and Indu Clinic Junction.[9]
When: No parking 11 AM to 6 AM next day on immersion days
Captain Prakash Pethe Marg (Zhulelal Mandir Junction to Sant Ghadge Maharaj Chowk)
closed; no parkingColaba2025 informationListed as a prohibited road in Colaba Division; no-parking on immersion days.[9]
When: No parking 11 AM to 6 AM next day on immersion days
Rambhau Salgaonkar Marg (Volga Chowk to Kamal Morarka Chowk)
closed except emergency vehicles; no parkingColaba2025 informationEmergency vehicles only; no-parking on immersion days (along with Pandey Road).[9]
When: No parking 11 AM to 6 AM next day on immersion days
Netaji Subhashchandra Bose Road (Marine Drive)
no parking; diversionMarine Drive2025 informationNo parking from Air India Junction to Mafatlal Junction, both sides. Traffic from the north may be diverted from Islam Gymkhana to the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Coastal Road.[9]
Captain Gore Bridge (Santacruz), K.T. Son Marg (Kandivali), Abdul Hamid Road
one-waySantacruz / Kandivali2025 informationOperated as one-way during peak immersion timings.[9]
When: Peak immersion timings
Marve Road (Malad), Bandarpakhadi Road (Kandivali), L.T. Road (Borivali)
diversionsMalad / Kandivali / Borivali2025 informationDiversions during immersion days. Heavy vehicles also banned on Madh-Marve Road (FPJ, 27 Aug 2025).[9]
During immersion processions (3)
Dr. Annie Besant Road, N.M. Joshi Marg, Bal Govindas Road, S.K. Bole Road
one-way or temporarily closedWorli / Lalbaug / Dadar2025 informationConverted into one-way or temporarily closed during processions of Lalbaugcha Raja and other major mandals. Swatantraveer Savarkar Marg, Ranade Road, Tilak Road, M.B. Raut Road and Jambhekar Maharaj Marg will have regulated traffic movements.[9]
Juhu Tara Road, Devde Road and approach roads to Juhu Chowpatty
closed except essential and resident vehiclesJuhu / Santacruz2025 informationRemain closed except for essential and resident vehicles. FPJ (27 Aug 2025) reports Devde Road, Juhu Tara Road and Oshiwara Nala completely closed during immersion processions.[9]
Hemu Kalani Marg (Umarshi Bappa Jn to Basant Park Jn), Gidwani Marg (Golf Club to Chembur Naka), R.C. Road
closed; no parkingChembur2025 informationClosed for traffic during immersion processions; strict no-parking on V.N. Purav Marg, Hemu Kalani Marg, R.C. Marg, C.G. Gidwani Road. Segment endpoints from the 6 Sep 2025 FPJ advisory.[9]
Throughout the festival (6)
Greater Mumbai (excluding South Mumbai)
no-entry heavy vehicles and private buses (time-bound)Greater Mumbai2025 informationHeavy vehicles and private buses restricted 8:00 AM-11:00 AM and 5:00 PM-9:00 PM; during festival days these timings extended until midnight.[9]
When: 8:00 AM-11:00 AM and 5:00 PM-9:00 PM (extended to midnight on festival days)
Dr. Annie Besant Road, R.G. Thadani Road, Swatantraveer Savarkar Marg, Ranade Road, Shivaji Park area roads
no parkingWorli / Dadar / Shivaji Park2025 informationDeclared strict no-parking zones.[9]
Swatantraveer Savarkar Marg, Gokhale Road, Tilak Bridge, S.K. Bole Road, Bhawani Shankar Road
no-entry heavy and goods vehiclesDadar2025 informationEntry of heavy and goods vehicles prohibited on these roads.[9]
Juhu Road, Juhu Tara Road, Janardhan Mahtre Road, Gulmohar Road, Oshiwara areas, Poisar Junction, Marve Junction
no parkingJuhu / Oshiwara / Kandivali / Malad2025 informationStrict no-parking regulations.[9]
Sion-Panvel Highway, Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road, R.C. Marg, C.G. Gidwani Road
no-entry goods vehiclesChembur / Mankhurd2025 informationGoods vehicle restrictions; Sion-Panvel Highway during peak hours. FPJ (27 Aug 2025) also lists LBS Road, JVLR, Hemu Kalani Marg, Gidwani Marg, Ghatla Village Road and Dr. CG Marg for heavy-vehicle bans.[9]
When: Peak hours (Sion-Panvel Highway)
Shiv (Sion) Station Railway Bridge
closedSion2025 informationClosed to traffic.[12]
Old bridges: don't stop, dance or crowd
These bridges are old and can't take a heavy, standing crowd. Keep moving across them.
Bridge list from the 2025 advisory. Foot bridges closed in 2026 are marked.
- Bhandari FOB at MasjidClosed in 2026
Masjid Bunder
Closed to pedestrians: IIT Mumbai structural audit found deterioration and corrosion; BMC asked railways to ensure no pedestrian movement until further directions.[13]
- Masjid Station FOBClosed in 2026
Masjid Bunder
Closed to pedestrians: IIT Mumbai structural audit found deterioration and corrosion; BMC asked railways to ensure no pedestrian movement until further directions.[13]
- Matunga Level Crossing FOB at Bhau Daji RoadClosed in 2026
Matunga
Closed to pedestrians: IIT Mumbai structural audit found deterioration and corrosion; BMC asked railways to ensure no pedestrian movement until further directions.[13]
- Matunga Dharavi FOB near Guru Nanak High SchoolClosed in 2026
Matunga / Dharavi
Closed to pedestrians: IIT Mumbai structural audit found deterioration and corrosion; BMC asked railways to ensure no pedestrian movement until further directions.[13]
- Ghatkopar railway overbridge
Ghatkopar
No loudspeakers, singing or dancing on the bridge; maximum 100 people on a railway overbridge at a time; processions must not halt on it.[12]
- Curry Road railway overbridge
Curry Road / Lalbaug
No loudspeakers, singing or dancing on the bridge; maximum 100 people on a railway overbridge at a time; processions must not halt on it. Combined weight of devotees and vehicles must not exceed 16 tons.[12]
Helplines
Mumbai Police Control Room[14]
Emergency helpline (listed by Mumbai Police for Girgaon Chowpatty visarjan)[11]
Mumbai Police helpline 103 (listed for Girgaon Chowpatty visarjan)[11]
Mumbai Police Women Helpline[14]
Mumbai Traffic Police WhatsApp helpline[15]
Mumbai Traffic Police (phone)[15]
BMC Municipal Helpline[16]
BMC WhatsApp chatbot (artificial pond information)[17]
Official updates
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Sources
Compiled from official notices and news reports, checked on Sunday, 13 September. Rules can change at short notice, and official announcements always win.
- [1]2026 Ganesh Visarjan date and muhurat for Mumbai · Drik Panchang, 2026
- [2]2026 Jyeshtha Gauri Visarjan date for Mumbai · Drik Panchang, 2026
- [3]Where To Catch The Last Glimpse Of Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja? Full Visarjan Route Here · Free Press Journal, 2025
- [4]Lalbaugcha Raja 2025 visarjan: Darshan, route, and YouTube details · India TV News, 2025
- [5]Lalbaugcha Raja Visarjan 2025: Grand Procession For Mumbai's Most Revered Ganesha Begins After Final Aarti In Pandal · Free Press Journal, 2025
- [6]लालबागच्या राजाची विसर्जन मिरवणूक हिंदुस्तानी मशिदीजवळ का थांबते? 'हे' आहे कारण · TV9 Marathi, 2025
- [7]Lalbaugcha Raja's visarjan took 12 hours longer: Know why the delay · India TV News, 2025
- [8]Lalbaugcha Raja 2024 Visarjan Video: Iconic Ganpati Immersion Concludes After 23-Hour Procession on a Raft · Lokmat Times, 2024
- [9]Mumbai Traffic Update: Police Announce No-Parking Zones, Diversions During Ganeshotsav; Check Details · Lokmat Times, 2025
- [10]Anant Chaturdashi 2025: Mumbai Traffic Police Issues Advisory Ahead Of Ganesh Visarjan; Check Restrictions Here · Free Press Journal, 2025
- [11]Anant Chaturdashi 2025: Mumbai Police Issues Safety Guidelines For Ganpati Visarjan At Girgaon Chowpatty · Free Press Journal, 2025
- [12]Mumbai Traffic Advisory For Ganeshotsav 2025: Check Out Key Blocks, Alternate Routes, No-Parking Zones & Restrictions On August 27 · Free Press Journal, 2025
- [13]Ganeshotsav 2026: 4 Foot Over Bridges At Masjid, Matunga Stations To Shut After IIT Mumbai Flags Them Unsafe; BMC Seeks Closure · Free Press Journal, 2026
- [14]Emergency Contacts · Mumbai Police, 2026
- [15]Contact Us · Mumbai Traffic Police, 2026
- [16]Mumbai Diwali 2025: BMC Issues Safety Advisory On Bursting Firecrackers | Check Helpline Numbers Here · Free Press Journal, 2025
- [17]Ganeshotsav 2025: BMC Deploys 2,178 Lifeguards, 56 Motorboats At Chowpatty For Final Ganpati Visarjan Day · Free Press Journal, 2025
- [18]Indian Railway announces integrated Rail Madad Helpline number 139 for all type of queries/complaints/assistance during travel · Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Railways, 2021
- [19]Ganeshotsav 2025: BMC Appeals Citizens For Eco-Friendly Celebrations In Mumbai, Issues Guidelines For Immersion · Free Press Journal, 2025
- [20]Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal (official website) · Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, 2026