Hindu devotees across India celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, a 10-day festival honoring Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of wisdom, prosperity and new beginnings.
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An idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha floats in a makeshift pond after devotees immerse it during Ganesh Visarjan in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees prepare to immerse an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha at Hooghly River at the end of Ganesh Chaturthi, in Kolkata, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A man carries flowers at a wholesale market during Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is lifted with cranes for immersion in the Hussain Sagar Lake on the final day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Devotees immerse an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in an artificial pond on the fifth day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
An artist dressed as Hindu goddess Mahakali performs during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Devotees whisper their wishes in the ears of an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha before immersion in a makeshift pond during Ganesh Visarjan in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees transport an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha onto a bullock cart to take for worship on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Hindu devotees perform evening rituals to the Sun god during the Hartalika Teej festival at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Devotees carry idols of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha for immersion in Kharsai village, Raigad district of Maharashtra, India, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Devotees dance as an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A child touches the feet of an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Kashmiri Pandit devotees immerse an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Jhelum River in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A devotee carries an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha with others for immersion in a makeshift pond during Ganesh Visarjan in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees immerse an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in an artificial pond during Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Devotees pray to an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha before immersion in a makeshift pond during Ganesh Visarjan in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees prepare to immerse an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Arabian Sea, marking the end of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
An idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha floats in a makeshift pond after devotees immerse it during Ganesh Visarjan in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees prepare to immerse an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha at Hooghly River at the end of Ganesh Chaturthi, in Kolkata, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A man carries flowers at a wholesale market during Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is lifted with cranes for immersion in the Hussain Sagar Lake on the final day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Devotees immerse an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in an artificial pond on the fifth day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
An artist dressed as Hindu goddess Mahakali performs during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Devotees whisper their wishes in the ears of an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha before immersion in a makeshift pond during Ganesh Visarjan in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees transport an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha onto a bullock cart to take for worship on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Hindu devotees perform evening rituals to the Sun god during the Hartalika Teej festival at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Devotees carry idols of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha for immersion in Kharsai village, Raigad district of Maharashtra, India, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
An idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Devotees dance as an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A child touches the feet of an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Kashmiri Pandit devotees immerse an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Jhelum River in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A devotee carries an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha with others for immersion in a makeshift pond during Ganesh Visarjan in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees immerse an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in an artificial pond during Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Devotees pray to an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha before immersion in a makeshift pond during Ganesh Visarjan in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Devotees prepare to immerse an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Arabian Sea, marking the end of the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
