A devotee carries a statue of the Hindu god Ganesh into the Arabian Sea on the second day of the Ganesh...
A devotee carries a statue of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, into the Arabian Sea on the second day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai September 10, 2013. Ganesh idols are taken through the streets in a procession accompanied by dancing and singing, and later immersed in a river or the sea symbolising a ritual seeing-off of his journey towards his abode, taking away with him the misfortunes of all mankind. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)