Indians Start Ganesh Chaturthi Festival Celebrating Birth Of Hindu God

A boy dressed as Hindu god Shiva, walks near an idol of elephant headed god Ganesh before immersing the same in the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. Every year millions of devout Hindus immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of the Hindu god. <AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh>

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