Wednesday was the the day of Visarjan or the Immersion Day, symbolising the return of Goddess Durga to her husband's house after a visit to her parents' house.

As the Bengalis of Chandigarh and its satellite townships came together on the Ghaggar bed (dry but for tributaries branching out), dancing to the beat of the dhak (traditional drums) and the Kashor (brass cymbal), it seemed the fervour of the day, that began in the morning with rituals like sweet-distribution and vermillion-anointing play and would end later in the evening with the partaking of Shanti Jal, was at its highest, as was evident by the frenzy of the dancers and stray calls of Bolo Durga Ma ki jai.

Irrespective of what their backgrounds were, professional or otherwise, the Bengali community on the Ghaggar bed seemed to have gathered to celebrate the feeling of being an expatriate inclusion in the cosmopolitan fabric of the region. The Chandigarh Durga idols came from Sectors 19 and 37, Kalibari and Banga Bhawan and the Air Force High Ground. At least one idol each from Panchkula and Mohali were also immersed at the Ghaggar site.