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A famous Ganesh idol (2 meters tall) constructed entirely of playing dice, on display in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family dances in the street during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
Hindu families perform puja (prayers) with their Durga idols at Babughat on the Hooghly River, during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India
Bottled water and cold drinks for sale during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
A Ganesh idol washed up on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Hundreds of idols are immersed in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach.
Workers take an afternoon siesta on a sidewalk in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India. Next to them are Durga Puja idols.
Women from a family dance at Babughat during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're about to immerse the family's idol of the Goddess Durga into the nearby Hooghly River.
Interior of a large and elaborate pandal (temporary temple of sorts) to the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival, Gariahat, Kolkata, India. There are 2,500 pandals in Kolkata during the epic festival. In 2012 this was the winning pandal.
Elaborate LED displays delight crowds visiting pandals during the Durga Puja festival in Gariahat, Kolkata, India.
Families immerse statues of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
Durga Puja idols are immersed in the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India. The idols are statues of Hindu gods and goddesses that are brought to the rIver and immersed, and then immediately pulled out to prevent pollution.
Durga Puja idols sits in piles at Babughat in Kolkata, India. The idols are statues of Hindu gods and goddesses that are brought to the Hooghly RIver and immersed, and then immediately pulled out to prevent pollution.
A family immerses their Ganesh Idol in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
Hindu families in Mumbai arrive at Chowpatty Beach to immerse their idols of Ganesh in the Arabian Sea, on the 1.5 day immersion of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumbai, India.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Boaters on Back Bay in the Araban Sea at night, with the Mumbai skyline in the background. Mumbai, India.
Crowds gather on Chowpatty Beach and Back Bay (Arabian Sea) to celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Children covered in brightly colored powder during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A large Ganesh idol in a pandal in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India. Taken during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Hindu devotees pray during the Durga Puja festival, at a temple near Barabazar on the Ganges River, Kolkata, India.
Workers at the Howrah Flower Market, commonly referred to as the largest flower market in Asia. Near Howrah Bridge along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which is celebrated throughout the Hindu world.
Two boys pretending to be sadhus (holy men) to get money from tourists, playing Grand Theft Auto video game, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Workers disassemble a pandal from the Durga Puja festival in Newmarket, Kolkata, India. They will leave behind Lakshmi, who has her own festival after Durga Puja.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
In a very unusual scene, a small Hindu boy on the Maidan (Central Park) begs money from Muslim men leaving the observance of the Eid al-Adha holiday on Red Road in Kolkata, India.
A family from Mumbai India, covered in gulal powder during Ganesh Chaturthi immersions at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India
Beautiful Ganesh pandal decorated with candles and flowers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
Three sisters at the observance of Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
Elaborate LED displays delight crowds visiting pandals during the Durga Puja festival in Gariahat, Kolkata, India.
Large Ganpati (Ganesh idols) are immersed into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumbai, India.
A family parades their Ganesh Idols and dances in the streets in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
In a very unusual scene, a small Hindu boy on the Maidan (Central Park) begs money from Muslim men leaving the observance of the Eid al-Adha holiday on Red Road in Kolkata, India.
A severed cows head at a slaughterhouse, Newmarket, Kolkata, India. The cow is sacred to Hindus, but India is not all Hindus.
Three sisters at the observance of Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
Thousands of people gather at Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India to immerse statues of Ganesh in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Photos taken during the 1 1/2 day immersion, which is the first of several dates for families to bring their idols for immersion.
Workers take an afternoon siesta on a sidewalk in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India. Sleeping in public is common in Kolkata.
Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
Durga Puja decorations at South City Mall in Kolkata, India. South City is the largest mall in East India. Durga Puja is the biggest festival in Kolkata and West Bengal.
A crowd gathers on Chowpatty Beach to immerse idols of Ganesh in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. In the background is Saifee hospital.
Hindu families perform rituals at Armenian Ghat on the Hooghly River at the beginning of the Durga Puja Festival, Kolkata, India.
Eyes are painted on a Durga Puja idol at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idols are said to come alive when the eyes are painted.
Here's something you've almost certainly never seen - an Idol of the Goddess Lakshmi at a pandal inside of a fish market, during the Lakshmi Puja festival, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A man talks on a mobile phone at night in front of LED displays for the Durga Puja festival, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols are painted and dressed at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
A massive crowd gathers for the culmination of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India. Although Ganesh Chaturthi is observed around the world, Lalbaug is the epicenter of the festival, when several large Ganesh Idols are marched from pandals in the city out to Chowpatty Beach to be immersed in the Arabian Sea.
Families immerse statues of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, near Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Hindu families immerse idols of the Goddess Durga into the Hooghly River at Babughat, during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India.
A Durga Puja pandal in the Lord's More neighborhood of Kolkata, India, near the Lake Gardens Railway Station.
