Amidst confusion over guidelines, the city witnessed peaceful and smooth Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations, with BBMP officials revealing that 93,524 idols were immersed on Friday alone in different zones. Despite the last-minute decision by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to allow idol immersions in lakes, idols dissolved in lakes were 68% more than those immersed