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Indian Hindus celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi festival
Devotees gather on the Juhu Chowpatty beach on the fifth day of the eleven-day long festival
Indian Hindu devotees carrying an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha brave a high wave during immersion at the iconic Juhu Chowpatty beach on the fifth day of the ten-day long festival Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai on September 23, 2012. Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity. The eleven day Ganesh Festival sees millions of Hindus gathering along the western city’s coast to immerse the elephant-god idols in the Arabian Sea. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Hindu devotees whisper their wishes into the ear of an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha during a ritual before immersion at the iconic Juhu Chowpatty beach on the fifth day of the eleven-day long festival Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai on September 23, 2012. Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity. The eleven day Ganesh Festival sees millions of Hindus gathering along the western city’s coast to immerse the elephant-god idols in the Arabian Sea. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Hindu devotees carry an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha as they chant mantras-religious hymns during immersion at the iconic Juhu Chowpatty beach on the fifth day of the ten-day long festival Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai on September 23, 2012. Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity. The eleven day Ganesh Festival sees millions of Hindus gathering along the western city’s coast to immerse the elephant-god idols in the Arabian Sea. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Hindu devotees carry an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha as they chant mantras-religious hymns during immersion at the iconic Juhu Chowpatty beach on the fifth day of the ten-day long festival Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai on September 23, 2012. Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity. The eleven day Ganesh Festival sees millions of Hindus gathering along the western city’s coast to immerse the elephant-god idols in the Arabian Sea. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Hindu devotees carry an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha as they chant mantras-religious hymns during immersion at the iconic Juhu Chowpatty beach on the fifth day of the ten-day long festival Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai on September 23, 2012. Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity. The eleven day Ganesh Festival sees millions of Hindus gathering along the western city’s coast to immerse the elephant-god idols in the Arabian Sea. (AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Hindu devotees carry an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha as they chant mantras-religious hymns during immersion at the iconic Juhu Chowpatty beach on the fifth day of the ten-day long festival Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai on September 23, 2012. Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity. The eleven day Ganesh Festival sees millions of Hindus gathering along the western city’s coast to immerse the elephant-god idols in the Arabian Sea. (AFP/Getty Images)
An Indian Hindu devotee uses the corner of her saree to wipe the face of an idol of Gauri, mother of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha, before immersion at the iconic Juhu Chowpatty beach on the fifth day of the eleven-day long festival Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai on September 23, 2012. Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity. The eleven day Ganesh Festival sees millions of Hindus gathering along the western city’s coast to immerse the elephant-god idols in the Arabian Sea. (AFP/Getty Images)
