A man displays an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha during the inauguration of an art exhibition in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The ten-day long Ganesha festival begins on Sept. 19
An artisan works on a mud idol of Hindu elephant-headed God Ganesha at a workshop in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The idols will be immersed in water bodies at the end of the ten-day long Ganesha festival which begins on Sept. 19
Artisans work on mud idols of Hindu elephant-headed God Ganesha at a workshop in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The idols will be immersed in water bodies at the end of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival which begins on Sept. 19
A worker drinks water near to the idols of Hindu elephant headed god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. The idols will be immersed in the Arabian Sea at the end of the ten day long Ganesh festival which begins on September 19.
An Indian artist works on an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012.The idol will be immersed in the Arabian Sea at the end of the ten day long Ganesh festival which begins on September 19
An Indian artisan makes the finishing touches to a clay idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha flanked by statues of social activist Anna Hazare, left, and Gujarat state chief minister Narendra Modi at a workshop on the outskirts of Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The ten day long Ganesh festival begins on Sept. 19 and ends with the immersion of idols in water bodies on the tenth day
An artist places an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh, for sale for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Jammu, India, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. The idols will be immersed in rivers at the end of the festival
Musicians play instruments as devotees take a procession with an idol of Hindu elephant headed god "Ganesh" in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. The idol will be immersed in the Arabian Sea at the end of the ten day long Ganesh festival which begins on September 19
Hindu devotees celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Paris, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012
Rajesh Pasi, an Indian prisoner gives finishing touches to clay idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha ahead of the Ganesh festival, at the Central Jail in Ahmadabad, India, Monday, Sept.10, 2012. The ten day long Ganesh festival begins on Sept. 19 and ends with the immersion of idols in water bodies on the tenth day
An artisan works on a mud idol of Hindu elephant-headed God Ganesha at a workshop in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The idols will be immersed in water bodies at the end of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival which begins on Sept. 19
Devotees take a procession with an idol of Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesh carried by monkey god Hanuman in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. The idol will be immersed in the Arabian Sea at the end of the ten-day Ganesh festival which begins on Sept. 19
People carry a giant idol of an elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha towards a place of worship ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012
A worker adds the finishing touches to an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. The idol will be immersed in the Arabian Sea at the end of the ten day long Ganesh festival which begins on September 19
People look at an idol of Hindu elephant headed god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012.The idol will be immersed in the Arabian Sea at the end of the ten day long Ganesh festival which begins on September 19
Devotees take a procession with an idol of Hindu elephant headed god "Ganesh" in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. The idol will be immersed in the Arabian Sea at the end of the ten day long Ganesh festival which begins on September 19
Hindu devotees celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Paris, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012
People carry a giant idol of an elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha towards a place of worship ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012
An artisan gives finishing touch to a clay idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha ahead of the Ganesh festival, at a workshop near Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The Gujarat state government has put a ban on the sale of Plaster of Paris (POP) Ganesha idol for the upcoming festival to protect the water bodies from the pollution that occurs after the immersion of idols. The ten day long Ganesh festival begins on September 19 and ends with the immersion of idols in water bodies on the tenth day
Hindu devotees celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Paris, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012





