Devotees across India celebrate the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi

By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2016-09-05 17:53:44

Devotees perform rituals in front of an idol of elephant-headed god Ganesh during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival at a temple in Agartala, India on September 5, 2016. Photo: Arindam Dey/CFP

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Hindu devotees pray to Lord Ganesh, calling for blessings of wisdom and prosperity.

A devotee offers prayers at the foot of a 17-meter-tall idol of Ganesh, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India on September 5, 2016. Photo: Noah Seelam/CFP

Workers unload an idol of Ganesh from a passenger train before transporting it to a place of worship in Chennai, India on August 31, 2016. Photo: Arun Snakar/CFP

An artisan paints an idol of Ganesh at a workshop ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations in Ahmedabad, India on August 29, 2016. Photo: Amit Dave/CFP

Oggu artists perform in front of a 17-meter-tall idol of Ganesh, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India on September 5, 2016. Photo: Noah Seelam/CFP