Ganesh festival

Devotees prepare to immerse in an artificial pond an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Aug. 23. India's coronavirus caseload topped 3 million that day, with the country leading the world in new daily infections.

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Hindus Work Around Coronavirus To Celebrate God Ganesh, Remover Of Obstacles

3:34pm August 27, 2020

Mumbai officials get creative to allow devotees to celebrate the elephant-headed god safely, even as virus cases surge in other parts of India.

Revelers in Mumbai hoist up a statue of the elephant-headed god Ganesh and parade it toward the Arabian Sea.

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Indians Are Partying And Praying For Elephant-Headed God Ganesh

5:30am September 22, 2018

by Lauren Frayer

For 10 days, they sing, dance, chant and pray at the feet of Ganesh statues, then submerge them in water. The festival was once used to circumvent British rule.