Question

why are Durga idols immersed in water​

Answer 1

Answer:

Immersing in water is based on the old belief that humans are made up of five elements (earth, water, fire, air, and space). Water being one of them was / is most commonly used for purificatory rituals. Water was (and is) used to wash off dirt.

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Answer 2

The festival ends on the tenth day (Vijaya dashami), when devotees embark on a procession carrying the worshipped clay sculpture-idols to a river, or other water body, and immerse them, symbolic of her return to the divine cosmos and her marital home with Shiva in Kailash.