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A family in the back of a truck brings an idol of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi to Babughat in Kolkata, India, to immerse it in the Hooghly River. Lakshmi Puja, as it's called, is celebrated after Durga Puja, the biggest festival in Kolkata.
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.
Visitors watch an illuminated demonstration of some sort (a sales operation to be sure) at night on Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Fantastic assortment of dates, star fruit, and other foods on a cart at a market in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
A famous Ganesh idol (2 meters tall) constructed entirely of playing dice, on display in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
With 20 million people the roads of Mumbai, India are choked with traffic day and night. In a futile attempt to relieve congestion at key locations, the city constructed several dozen elevated "skywalks" to guide pedestrains over congested areas like train stations.
Bottled water and cold drinks for sale during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
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.
Mumbai India is facing a garbge crisis, with 20 million people and landfills at capacity. Mumbai's rat population is estimated to be a mind-boggling 80 million.
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.
A large Ganesh idol in a pandal in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India. Taken during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
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.
Beautiful Ganesh pandal decorated with candles and flowers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
Elaborate LED displays delight crowds visiting pandals during the Durga Puja festival in Gariahat, Kolkata, India.
Workers prepare newspapers for sale before sunrise inside the Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
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.
A man talks on a mobile phone at night in front of LED displays for the Durga Puja festival, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Families immerse statues of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, near Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Families immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Beautiful Ganesh pandal decorated with candles and flowers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
Body parts from idols wash up on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Hundreds of idols are immersed in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach.
Illuminated LED animatronic figures on display in Gariahat, Kolkata, India, during the Durga Puja festival.
A taxi passes in front of a Night Center for Street Children near Churchgate Railway Sation, Mumbai, India.
Nighttime view of a construction site near the Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India. Taken from the elevated Bandra Skywalk.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Nighttime view of Lakshmi idols being immersed in the Hooghly Rver - and then immediately taken out to avoid pollution - during Lakshmi Puja, Kolkata, India.
Families immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
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.
Beautiful Ganesh pandal decorated with candles and flowers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
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.
A man arrives at Chowpatty Beach by taxi with his Ganesh idol to immerse it in the Arabian Sea, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumbai, India.
Mumbai India is facing a garbge crisis, with 20 million people and landfills at capacity. Mumbai's rat population is estimated to be a mind-boggling 80 million.