Indian Hindu devotees gather around a huge idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha during the procession for immersion into the Arabian Sea, on the streets of Mumbai. During the ten-day Ganesha Festival, Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha and offer prayers in temporary temples in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity, culminating with the immersion of the idols in bodies of water, including the ocean.
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The celebrations involve a lot of music, dance and festivities on the streets.
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An idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh is pulled use a bullock cart, through the steets of New Delhi.
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Hindu devotees often jump into the water with the idol as well, like these boys in Ahmedabad.
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Devotees swim with an idol of Lord Ganesha in an artificial pond, dug for the ongoing Ganesh Chathurthi festival to help control pollution and waste, along the banks of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad
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An Indian Hindu devotee dives with an idol of Lord Ganesha into the artificial pond in Ahmedabad.
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People chant mantras-religious hymns during immersion at the iconic Juhu Chowpatty beach in Mumbai.
