An artisan makes an idol of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, at a workshop in Bengaluru, India, Monday. Idols of Ganesh are made two to three months before Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular religious festival in India. During the festival the idols will be taken through the streets in a procession accompanied by dancing and singing, and to be immersed in a body of water in accordance with the Hindu tradition. |
