Thousands of Hindu devotees have lined the streets of Indian cities as part of the final day of the ten-day long Ganesha Chaturthi festival.
The procession towards the Arabian Sea with a giant idol of the elephant-headed god Ganesha took place in Mumbai. (Pictures AP/Rafiq Maqbool).
People watch from buildings as Hindu devotees participate in a procession towards the Arabian Sea with a giant idol of the elephant-headed god Ganesh to immerse it on the final day of the ten-day long Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool).
A crane lifts a giant idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha for immersion in the river Sabarmati on the last day of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (AP/Ajit Solanki).
A giant idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is immersed in Hussain Sagar Lake on the final day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Hyderabad, India (AP Photo /Mahesh Kumar A.).
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