Photos: Highlights from the Indian festival of Ganesh Chaturthi

The ten-day Hindu festival is celebrated with special rituals, dance, and festive recipes

Last updated: September 29, 2023 | 14:30

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People carry an idol of the Ganesh, the deity of prosperity for Hindus, for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, in Mumbai, India, September 28, 2023.

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People carry an idol of Ganesh, the deity of prosperity for Hindus, for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, in Mumbai, India, September 28, 2023.

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Devotees shift an idol of Ganesh, the deity of prosperity for Hindus, from an artificial pond to the Sabarmati river after being immersed on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, in Ahmedabad, India, September 28, 2023.

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People carry an idol of Ganesh, the deity of prosperity for Hindus, for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, in Mumbai, India, September 28, 2023.

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People carry an idol of Ganesh, the deity of prosperity for Hindus, for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, in Mumbai, India, September 28, 2023.

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People carry an idol of Ganesh, the deity of prosperity for Hindus, for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, in Mumbai, India, September 28, 2023.

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A view of a crowd surrounding idols of Ganesh, the deity of prosperity for Hindus, as they are carried for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, in Mumbai, India, September 28, 2023.

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People carry an idol of Ganesh, the deity of prosperity for Hindus, for immersion into the artificial pond on the river bank of Sabarmati on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, in Ahmedabad, India, September 28, 2023.REUTERS/Amit Dave

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Devotees load an idol of Ganesh, the deity of prosperity for Hindus, onto a truck to be transported to a place of worship on the first day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave

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Devotees perform rituals and pray to Ganesh, the deity of prosperity for Hindus, before it is immersed in the sea beside the Gateway of India monument on the seventh day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai, India, September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

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