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Indian Hindu devotees gather in front of a statue of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh that was made out 3.5 tons of pineapples during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Chennai on September 5, 2015. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival, a popular religious festival which is annually celebrated across India culminates with the immersion of idols of Ganesh in the Bay Of Bengal and local water bodies. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)

Indian Hindu devotees gather in front of a statue of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh that was made out 3.5 tons of pineapples during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Chennai on September 5, 2015. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival, a popular religious festival which is annually celebrated across India culminates with the immersion of idols of Ganesh in the Bay Of Bengal and local water bodies. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)



Idols of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, are carried on handcarts to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Idols of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, are carried on handcarts to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



Idols of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, are transported to places of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Idols of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, are transported to places of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



An idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, is transported to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

An idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, is transported to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



An idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, is transported to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

An idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, is transported to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



An idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, is loaded unto a supply truck on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

An idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, is loaded unto a supply truck on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



Devotees play drums as they transport an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Devotees play drums as they transport an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, to a place of worship on the first day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, September 5, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, for immersion in the waters of the river Ganges on the second day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Kolkata, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, for immersion in the waters of the river Ganges on the second day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Kolkata, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A man immerses an idol of Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, in a pond on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

A man immerses an idol of Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, in a pond on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, into the Arabian Sea on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in in Mumbai, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, into the Arabian Sea on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in in Mumbai, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, into the Arabian Sea on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, into the Arabian Sea on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, into the Arabian Sea on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, into the Arabian Sea on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)



Indian devotees immerse idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha in an artificial pond as part of a ritual on second day of the Ganpati festival, in Mumbai, India, 06 September 2016. The idol is meant for the festival Ganesha Chaturthi, a ten-day long event which is celebrated all over India. During the Ganpati festival, that is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesh, idols of the Hindu deity are worshipped at hundreds of pandals or makeshift tents before they are immersed into water bodies.  The Ganesh festival comes to an end on the day of Anant Chaturdashi. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA)

Indian devotees immerse idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha in an artificial pond as part of a ritual on second day of the Ganpati festival, in Mumbai, India, 06 September 2016. The idol is meant for the festival Ganesha Chaturthi, a ten-day long event which is celebrated all over India. During the Ganpati festival, that is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesh, idols of the Hindu deity are worshipped at hundreds of pandals or makeshift tents before they are immersed into water bodies. The Ganesh festival comes to an end on the day of Anant Chaturdashi. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA)



An Indian artist provides final touches to an idol of the elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha before it is carried off for worship to mark Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Hyderabad, India, Monday, September 5, 2016. The idol will be immersed in water bodies after worship at the end of the festival. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)

An Indian artist provides final touches to an idol of the elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha before it is carried off for worship to mark Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Hyderabad, India, Monday, September 5, 2016. The idol will be immersed in water bodies after worship at the end of the festival. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)



Indian devotees try to cover an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha with cloth as they carry it for worship during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Mumbai, India, Monday, September 5, 2016. The idols will be immersed in water bodies after worship at the end of the festival. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)

Indian devotees try to cover an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha with cloth as they carry it for worship during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Mumbai, India, Monday, September 5, 2016. The idols will be immersed in water bodies after worship at the end of the festival. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)



An Indian Hindu devotee transports an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god, Lord Ganesha in his car, for Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai on September 5, 2015. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival, a popular 11-day religious festival which is annually celebrated across India, runs this year from September 5-15, and culminates with the immersion of idols of Ganesh in the Arabian Sea and local water bodies. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)

An Indian Hindu devotee transports an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god, Lord Ganesha in his car, for Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai on September 5, 2015. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival, a popular 11-day religious festival which is annually celebrated across India, runs this year from September 5-15, and culminates with the immersion of idols of Ganesh in the Arabian Sea and local water bodies. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)



An idol of Hindu God Ganesha, immersed by a devotee, floats on the Arabian Sea on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, September 6, 2016. The ten-day festival is dedicated to the worship of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)

An idol of Hindu God Ganesha, immersed by a devotee, floats on the Arabian Sea on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, September 6, 2016. The ten-day festival is dedicated to the worship of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)



A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, into the Arabian Sea on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

A devotee carries an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, into the Arabian Sea on the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, September 6, 2016. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
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