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Indian workers carry an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Lord Ganesha
Indian workers carry an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Lord Ganesha at a railway station in Chennai on September 9, 2019, ahead of the upcoming 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival celebrations starting on September 13. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival, a popular 11-day religious festival which is annually celebrated across India, runs this year from September 13-24, and culminates with the immersion of the idols in the Arabian Sea and local water bodies.
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Indian Hindu take home a large Ganesha idol
Indian Hindu take home a large idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai.
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Hindu devotees carry a huge idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha
Indian Hindu devotees carry a huge idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai.
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Indian Hindu devotee tries to put back a covering cloth
An Indian Hindu devotee tries to put back a covering cloth after it was blown away during a sudden gust of wind while transporting an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha from an artist's workshop for Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai
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Hindu devotees dance in front of an idol
Indian Hindu devotees dance in front of an idol of lord Ganesh in New Delhi.
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Hindu devotees prepare an idol of lord Ganesh
Indian Hindu devotees prepare an idol of lord Ganesh in New Delhi.
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Hindu devotees carry an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha
Hindu devotees carry an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai
Credit: (Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Hindu devotees transport an idol
Indian Hindu devotees transport an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha for Ganesh Chaturthi in a taxi cab in Mumbai.
Credit: (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images)