Devotees pray in front of an idol of the Hindu God Ganesha in Ahmadabad, India, Sept. 19, 2012. The ten-day-long Ganesh festival began Wednesday and ends with the immersion of idols in water on the 10th day.

A Hindu devotee carries an idol of the Hindu God Ganesha during a procession in Jammu, India, Sept. 19.

Hindu devotees dance with an idol of Hindu God Ganesha as they take part in a Ganesha Chaturti festival procession in Mumbai, India, Sept. 19.

Artists give finishing touches to an idol of the Hindu God Ganesha on the occasion of the Ganesha Chatruthi festival in Mumbai, India, Sept. 19.