Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day festival celebrating the birth of Ganesh. During the festival, giant handmade Ganesh statues are displayed in pandals and temples across Mumbai. Each district of the city competes to create the best and most beautiful Ganesha idol. Throughout the festival, offerings are made to each statue, and religious rituals are performed until the final day when all the statues are taken to the sea and sunk. Placing the statue in the sea symbolizes Lord Ganesh leaving the earth and returning to the sky.