Hindu devotees gather for the immersion of the idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Pattinapakkam beach, in Chennai, India, 24 September 2023. The ten-day-long Hindu festival marks the birth of Lord Ganesha. Idols of the Hindu deity are worshiped at hundreds of pandals or makeshift tents before they are immersed into water bodies. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA)
