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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.