Five headed eight armed Ganesh and Gauri statue with pooja offerings , Ganesh Chaturthi festival , India

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During the Hindu Ganesh Chaturthi festival villagers donate money to buy a communal giant ganesh which is placed in a shrine at a centre point in the village for the 10 day duration of the festival. Villagers offer pooja and make offererings before it is placed on a float and paraded around the village.

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Photo credit: © Louise Batalla Duran / Alamy / Afripics
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