Ganesh Chaturthi 2017: Preparations from around India

See how India has geared up to celebrate the birth of the elephant headed deity.

As the festive season picks up, workers unload an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha from a passenger train prior to be transported to a place of worship ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Chennai. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival, a popular 1

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23 Aug 2017, 1:40 pm

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An Indian artist works on eco-friendly figures of Hindu deity Ganesha at a blue tarp-covered workshop on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The statues of eco-friendly clay Ganesh idols made with mud, jute and bamboo are aimed at reducing pollution during the Ganesh immersion. (AFP)

An Indian artist works on the idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha at a workshop ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai. The Ganesh Chaturthi festival culminates with the immersion of the idols in the Sea and local water bodies. (AFP)

An Indian woman covers the idols of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha after being prepared ahead of the Ganesh Chaturti festival in Jammu, India. The idols are in demand ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. (AP)

Idol makers work on idols of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha being prepared ahead of the Ganesh Chaturti festival in Jammu, India. (AP)

Indian commuters drive past a row of idols of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha displayed for sale ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Bangalore, India. After worshipping the idols in their homes or specially set up worship venues, devotees immerse them in water bodies at the end of the festival. (AP)

A train and motorists pass by a row of idols of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha displayed for sale ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Bangalore, India. (AP)

An Indian woman holds a child as she walks past idols of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha displayed for sale ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Bangalore, India. (AP)

An Indian woman walks past idols of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesha, displayed for sale ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmadabad, India, Monday. (AP)

An Indian woman sits besides Idols of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh, displayed for sale ahead of Ganesh festival in Ahmadabad, India. (AP)

Ahead of celebrating Ganesh/Vinayaka Chaturthi, students and public clicking selfie in front of a Ganesha/Vinayagar idol in Tiruchy on Wednesday. (Express|M K Ashok Kumar)