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Dear All, * Ganesh Chaturthi - 2011 * [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] *South African Hindus immerse an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh into the Indian Ocean in Durban on September 4, 2011. Hindu devotees bring home and offer prayers in temporary temples built for idols of Lord Ganesh in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity during the ten-day Ganesh Festival, culminating with the immersion of the idols in bodies of water, including the ocean.* * [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] Indian police stand guard near a 52 foot tall idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh during the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' Hindu festival in Hyderabad [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] Indian devotees touches the foot while praying and seek blessings at a 52 foot tall idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh during the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' Hindu festival in Hyderabad [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] Indian Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty (C) , her husband Raj Kundra (R) and her mother Sunanda Shetty (L) pray to a Hindu Lord Shri Ganesha idol during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival in Mumbai on 2, September 2011 [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] Indian devotees transport an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh in a vehicle in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. Ganesh idols will be immersed into oceans and rivers at the end of the festival that celebrates the birth of the Hindu god. [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] Children carry idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh for immersion on the third day of the Ganesh Chaturti festival at the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. The ten-day festival dedicated to Hindu God Ganesh began Sept. 1. [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] Fishermen carry the statues of the head of Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, as they try to help the statues float out into the sea on the fourth day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the southern Indian city of Chennai September 4, 2011. [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] An Indian man flings an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh towards the water on the third day of the Ganesh Chaturti festival to be immersed into the polluted Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] An Indian man carries an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh for immersion on the third day of the Ganesh Chaturti festival at the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] An Indian man immerses an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh on the third day of the Ganesh Chaturti festival at the polluted Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, India [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] A man, wearing a mask of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, holds up a cob of corn at a roadside stall on the fourth day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the southern Indian city of Chennai September 4, 2011. [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] A man with a Ganesh mask during immersion on the third day of the Ganesh Chaturti festival in Marina Beach, Chennai [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] An idol of elephant headed god Ganesh depicts the Hindu god being lifted by members of the Indian cricket team as idols are displayed for sale ahead of Ganesh Chaturti festival in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] People wear caps, made popular by activist Anna Hazare's movement against corruption, as they transport an idol of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha for immersion. [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] Indian devotees prepare to transport an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh ahead of Ganesh Chaturti festival in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] Indian Hindus carry idols of elephant-headed god Ganesha on a truck ahead of Ganesh Chaturti festival in Hyderabad, India [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] People transport an idol of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh on a bullock cart ahead of Ganesh Chaturti festival in Mumbai, India,Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] An Indian roadside vendor emerges from his shanty as idols of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh are displayed for sale under a plastic tent to protect from rain in Jammu, India [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] An Indian Hindu devotee prepares to take home an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh after buying that from a roadside vendor in Jammu, India, Thursday, Sept.1, 2011. [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] An Indian girl returning from school looks at idols of elephant-headed god Ganesh displayed for sale by a roadside stall in Hyderabad [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] An Indian woman carries an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha to be immersed in Hussainsagar lake in Hyderabad [image: Ganesh Chaturthi: In pics] Indian Bollywood actor Jeetendra (R) and wife Shobha Kapoor offers prayers to an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesh on the occasion of the Hindu festival 'Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai on September 1, 2011. Hindu devotees bring home idols of Lord Ganesha in order to invoke his blessings for wisdom and prosperity, ahead of the eleven-day long Ganesha Festival and culminates with the immersion of the idols in the Arabian Sea. * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "tamilcommunity" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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