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Indian Hindu devotees dance as they take part in a procession for the immersion of a huge idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha into the Arabian Sea, on the streets of Mumbai on September 18, 2013. During the ten-day Ganesh Festival Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha and offer prayers in temporary temples in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity, culminating with the immersion of the idols in bodies of water, including the ocean on the tenth day. AFP PHOTO/ PUNIT PARANJPE