The Maharashtra government has stated that the Eid-e-Milad holiday in Mumbai will be rescheduled from September 16 to September 18, 2024. This decision was made in response to demands from Muslim MLAs and organisations to prevent a collision with the Ganpati immersion celebrations scheduled for Anant Chaturdashi.

The official announcement, released on Friday, stated that the Muslim community celebrates Eid-e-Milad, which commemorates Prophet Muhammad's birth, with enormous processions. Since Anant Chaturdashi, a prominent Hindu festival, comes on September 17, the rescheduling was made to "maintain peace and social harmony" between the two communities.