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Devotees shower water on the idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh before its immersion in the Arabian Sea on the final day of the ten-day Ganesh festival in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, Sept. 25.

I was the original advocate for this image because I love the muted color palette of the wet, usually bright blue, orange and red garments between the gray water and sky, the "whooshing" movement of the waves lapping in from the corners of the frame and the contrast to this scene made by the looming, brightly colored deity in front of the urban city in the background. The complexity of this surreal scene really makes a visual feast - the picture has so much moodiness, it's like a scene from a film. View and vote on all of The Week in Pictures selections: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

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