Controversy over Ganesh Visarjan in Himachal town Mandi, some devotees refuse to immerse idol

Controversy over Ganesh Visarjan in Himachal town Mandi, some devotees refuse to immerse idol

Munish SoodMANDI: For the first time, religious organisations in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi town that traditionally install Ganesh idols during Ganesh Chaturthi are visibly divided over the practice of Ganesh Visarjan.The long-simmering debate over whether immersion should be performed in Himachal seems to have come to the surface this year, with prominent youth groups openly refusing to continue the ritual. The Veer Yuva Mandal of Mandi, along wi…